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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Ross v. Pynes 7 Va. 568 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Crump v. Dudley 7 Va. 507 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bates v. Gordon 7 Va. 555 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
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
Butler v. Parks 1 Va. 76 1792 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dade v. Alexander 1 Va. 30 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pendleton v. Whiting 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 38 1791 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Ross v. Pines 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 69 1789 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Overstreet v. Randolph 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 47 1789 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Farrar v. Jackson 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 1 1788 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Ross v. Norvell 1 Va. 14 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hearne v. Roane 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 90 1790 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Johnston v. Meriwether 7 Va. 523 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Taliaferro 8 Va. 93 1786 0 SC of Appeals VA
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Howell v. Netherland 1 Jefferson 90 1770 0 General Ct. of VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 General Ct. of VA