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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cooper v. Hepburn 56 Va. 551 1860 0 SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shackelford v. Apperson 47 Va. 451 1849 0 SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Kean v. Welch 42 Va. 404 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Templeman v. Steptoe 15 Va. 339 1810 0 SC of Appeals VA
Forkner v. Stuart 47 Va. 197 1849 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ervine v. Dotton 20 Va. 231 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bolling v. Robertson 20 Va. 220 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
In re Caldwell 4 F. Cas. 1035 1874 0 Dist. Ct., E.D. VA
Coutts v. Walker 29 Va. 268 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sheldon v. Armstead's Adm'r 48 Va. 264 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Shackleford 25 Va. 5 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA