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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Commonwealth v. Weldon 31 Va. 652 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Palmer v. Word 2 Va. Col. Dec. 268 1738 0 General Ct. of VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Custis v. Fitzhugh Jeff. 72 1768 0 General Ct. of VA
Dunn v. Wythe 2 Va. Col. Dec. 76 1739 0 General Ct. of VA
Isbell v. Butler Jeff. 10 1735 0 General Ct. of VA
Brent v. Porter 1 Jefferson 72 1768 0 General Ct. of VA
Allen v. Allen 1 Jefferson 86 1769 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 General Ct. of VA
Howell v. Netherland 1 Jefferson 90 1770 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
The King v. Moore 1 Jefferson 8 1733 0 General Ct. of VA
Berryman v. Booth 2 Va. Col. Dec. 39 1734 0 General Ct. of VA
Jones v. Langhorn 1 Jefferson 37 1736 0 General Ct. of VA
Spicer v. Pope 1 Jefferson 43 1736 0 General Ct. of VA
Robinson v. Armistead 2 Va. Col. Dec. 208 1737 0 General Ct. of VA
Slaughter v. Whitelock 2 Va. Col. Dec. 358 1737 0 General Ct. of VA