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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Law v. Law 43 Va. 366 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 General Ct. of VA
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Merrit v. Smith 33 Va. 486 1835 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Fox 32 Va. 444 1834 0 SC of Appeals VA
Rice v. White 31 Va. 474 1833 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shields v. Anderson 30 Va. 729 1832 0 SC of Appeals VA
Boyd v. Cook 30 Va. 32 1831 0 SC of Appeals VA
Thrift v. Hannah 29 Va. 300 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jiggetts v. Davis 28 Va. 368 1829 0 SC of Appeals VA
Spotts v. Gillaspie 27 Va. 566 1828 0 SC of Appeals VA
Epes's v. Dudley 26 Va. 437 1827 0 SC of Appeals VA
Brockenbrough v. Ward's Administrator 25 Va. 352 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Randolph's Administratrix v. Randolph 24 Va. 490 1825 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Hobson 23 Va. 483 1834 0 SC of Appeals VA