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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Haywood v. Chrisman 2 Va. Col. Dec. 64 1737 0 General Ct. of VA
Allen v. Allen 1 Jefferson 86 1769 0 General Ct. of VA
Dunn v. Wythe 2 Va. Col. Dec. 76 1739 0 General Ct. of VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Morrissett v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 673 1849 0 General Ct. of VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 48 Va. 593 1850 0 General Ct. of VA
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 193 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Robinson v. Armistead 2 Va. Col. Dec. 208 1737 0 General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 General Ct. of VA
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Waughop v. Tate 1 Va. Col. Dec. 185 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Tucker v. Sweney 1 Va. Col. Dec. 149 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 General Ct. of VA
Graves v. Boyd 1 Va. Col. Dec. 155 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Churchilll v. Blackburn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 137 1730 0 General Ct. of VA