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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Ventura 294 Mass. 113 1936 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Varner 103 Pa. Super. 149 1931 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Van Horn 188 Pa. 143 1898 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Vance 15 Serg. & Rawle 36 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Criminal Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Turner 1 Pa. D. & C.2d 11 1953 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Tross 7 Pa. D. & C. 173 1925 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Criminal Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Taylor 44 Mass. 72 1841 0 Civil Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Sturtivant 117 Mass. 122 1875 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Stuart 207 Mass. 563 1911 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Stephenson 82 S.W.3d 876 2002 1 Kentucky
Commonwealth v. Stephens 143 Pa. Super. 394 1941 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Sowle 75 Mass. 304 1857 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Smith 73 Ky. 476 1874 1 Kentucky