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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Thomas v. Soper 19 Va. 28 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Blakey v. Newby's Administrators 20 Va. 64 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Coutts v. Greenhow 16 Va. 363 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Knight v. Yarborough 25 Va. 566 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Clark v. Hardiman 29 Va. 347 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Jennings 63 Va. 313 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fugate v. Honakers' Ex'ors 63 Va. 409 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ruff v. Starke's Adm'x 44 Va. 134 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Penn 63 Va. 402 1872 0 SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Carter 50 Va. 541 1853 0 SC of Appeals VA
Rives v. Farish's Adm'r 65 Va. 125 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Buck v. Wroten 65 Va. 250 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'or v. Lumsden 65 Va. 443 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. Colvin 44 Va. 358 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Peggy v. Legg 20 Va. 229 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mead v. Jones 65 Va. 347 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hook v. Pagee 16 Va. 379 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA