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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Tooel v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 714 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Garner 44 Va. 655 1846 0 General Ct. of VA
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 General Ct. of VA
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 193 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughs 1 Va. Col. Dec. 146 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Edmonds v. Hughes 1 Jefferson 2 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 General Ct. of VA
Cole v. Commonwealth 46 Va. 696 1848 0 General Ct. of VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Jefferson 5 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Morrissett v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 673 1849 0 General Ct. of VA
Waddy v. Sturman 1 Va. Col. Dec. 171 1731 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
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 General Ct. of VA