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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ross v. Gill 1 Va. 87 1792 1 Virginia
- v. Jackson 2 N.C. 19 1792 1 North Carolina
Lamb v. Smith 1 Root 419 1792 0 Civil Connecticut
Anonymous 2 N.C. 4 1791 1 North Carolina
Braxton v. Winslow 8 Va. 308 1791 1 Virginia
Pendleton v. Whiting 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 38 1791 1 Virginia
Roane's Executors v. Hern 1 Va. 47 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Woodson v. Woodson 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 129 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Dandridge v. Lyon 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 123 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Seekright v. Carrington 1 Va. 45 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 General Ct. of VA
Ross v. Norvell 1 Va. 14 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shelton v. Shelton 1 Va. 53 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pendleton v. Whiting 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 38 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Dade v. Alexander 1 Va. 30 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Merrit v. Warmouth 2 N.C. 16 1791 0 North Carolina
-- v. Gaston 1 N.J.L. 62 1791 New Jersey
Skipper v. Hargrove 1 N.C. 74 1791 0 North Carolina
State v. Beaver 1 N.J.L. 94 1791 New Jersey
Brown v. Belches 1 Va. 9 1791 1 Virginia