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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Yerrington v. Greene 7 R.I. 589 1863 0 Rhode Island
Town of Exeter v. Town of Warwick 1 R.I. 63 1834 0 Rhode Island
Maltby v. Harwood & Wells 12 Barb. 473 1852 0 SC, General Term, New York
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Civil SC, General Term, New York
Hunter v. Jones 27 Va. 541 1828 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Williamson's Ex'or v. Howard 41 Va. 39 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shackelford v. Apperson 47 Va. 451 1849 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Henderson's Ex'x 50 Va. 394 1852 0 SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lathrop v. Lumpkin 41 Va. 49 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Chisholm v. Starke 7 Va. 25 1901 SC of Appeals VA
Harris' Ex'ors v. Barnett 44 Va. 339 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hendricks v. Compton's Ex'or 41 Va. 192 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Claytor v. Anthony 56 Va. 518 1860 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cooper v. Hepburn 56 Va. 551 1860 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Shackleford 25 Va. 5 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Alexander 22 Va. 219 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA