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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
House v. Commonwealth 35 Va. 755 1837 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 48 Va. 593 1850 0 General Ct. of VA
Allen v. Allen 1 Jefferson 86 1769 0 General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickenson 2 Va. Col. Dec. 111 1740 0 General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickinson 1 Jefferson 67 1740 0 General Ct. of VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 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
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Peas 43 Va. 629 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Hays 3 Va. 122 1798 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Chapple 3 Va. 184 1811 0 General Ct. of VA
Morrissett v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 673 1849 0 General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughs 1 Va. Col. Dec. 146 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughes 1 Jefferson 2 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Jefferson 5 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Va. Col. Dec. 171 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
McCarty v. Fitzhugh 1 Va. Col. Dec. 220 1732 0 General Ct. of VA