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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clay v. Williams 16 Va. 105 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mortimer v. Moffatt 14 Va. 503 1810 0 SC of Chancery VA
Wright v. Wright 14 Va. 452 1809 0 SC of Chancery VA
Nimmo's Executor v. Commonwealth 14 Va. 57 1809 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lillard v. Ruckers 17 Tenn. 64 1836 0 Tennessee
Harvey's Adm'r v. Steptoe's Adm'r 58 Va. 289 1867 0 SC of Appeals VA
Patty v. Colin 11 Va. 519 1807 0 SC of Appeals VA
Worsham v. M'Kenzie 11 Va. 342 1807 0 SC of Appeals VA
Deneale v. Morgan's Ex'ors 9 Va. 407 1805 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Allen 7 Va. 289 1802 0 SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Owen 6 Va. 520 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fowler v. Saunders 8 Va. 361 1798 0 SC of Appeals VA
Farley v. Shippen 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 254 1794 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Hooe v. Kelsick 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 190 1793 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Scarbury v. Barber 2 Va. Col. Dec. 274 1739 0 General Ct. of VA
Winston v. Henry 2 Va. Col. Dec. 199 1736 0 General Ct. of VA
Butler v. Hicks 19 Miss. 78 1848 0 Mississippi
Meador v. Sorsby 2 Ala. 712 1841 0 Alabama
Fatheree v. Lawrence 33 Miss. 585 1857 0 Mississippi
Covey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 349 1872 0 Mississippi