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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Cave v. Shelor 16 Va. 193 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Penn 63 Va. 402 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Davison v. Waite 16 Va. 527 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ruff v. Starke's Adm'x 44 Va. 134 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Carter 50 Va. 541 1853 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Jennings 63 Va. 313 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Gibson v. White 17 Va. 94 1812 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Levy 64 Va. 21 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Durrett v. Davis 65 Va. 302 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hale v. Clarkson 64 Va. 42 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Gibson 64 Va. 212 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Penn v. Reynolds 64 Va. 518 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Peggy v. Legg 20 Va. 229 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'or v. Lumsden 65 Va. 443 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mead v. Jones 65 Va. 347 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Staples v. Staples 65 Va. 225 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA