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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 696 1849 0 General Ct. of VA
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Connor 32 Va. 718 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Herndon v. Carr 1 Jefferson 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 48 Va. 593 1850 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Hinde v. Pendleton 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 354 1799 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Civil Illinois
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Criminal Illinois
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Civil Illinois
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Civil Illinois