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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Dodson v. Simpson 23 Va. 294 1824 0 SC of Appeals VA
Maria v. Surbaugh 23 Va. 228 1824 0 SC of Appeals VA
Newman v. Chapman 23 Va. 93 1823 0 SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Terrell 23 Va. 6 1823 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shearman v. Christian 22 Va. 393 1823 0 SC of Appeals VA
Barnett v. Sam 21 Va. 232 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
George v. Richardson 21 Va. 230 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Trent v. Trent's Executrix 21 Va. 174 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Mann 4 Va. 210 1820 0 General Ct of VA
Stone v. Ware 20 Va. 541 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Boggess v. Boggess 20 Va. 486 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 General Ct of VA
The Caroline 5 F. Cas. 90 1819 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 General Ct of VA
Griffith v. Fanny 21 Va. 143 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Knight v. Yarbrough 21 Va. 27 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cole v. Fenwick 21 Va. 134 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Blanton v. Taylor 21 Va. 209 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
The Wilson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 239 1820 0 Cir Ct, D of VA