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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Mercer v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 144 1818 0 General Ct of VA
Tankersley v. Lipscomb 30 Va. 813 1831 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Booth 4 Va. 394 1824 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 General Ct of VA
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 General Ct of VA
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Mann 4 Va. 210 1820 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 General Ct of VA
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 General Ct of VA
Palmer v. Word 2 Va. Col. Dec. 268 1738 0 General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickinson 1 Jefferson 67 1740 0 General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Va. Col. Dec. 171 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Garner 44 Va. 655 1846 0 General Ct. of VA
McCarty v. Fitzhugh 1 Va. Col. Dec. 220 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Weldon 31 Va. 652 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Logan v. Commonwealth 43 Va. 571 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickenson 2 Va. Col. Dec. 111 1740 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 General Ct. of VA