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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Isbell v. Butler Jeff. 10 1735 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Hays 3 Va. 122 1798 0 General Ct. of VA
Waughop v. Tate 1 Va. Col. Dec. 185 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Armistead v. Swiney 1 Va. Col. Dec. 204 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
McCarty v. McCarty's Extors 2 Va. Col. Dec. 32 1733 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Chapple 3 Va. 184 1811 0 General Ct. of VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Abbot v. Abbot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 132 1729 0 General Ct. of VA
Churchilll v. Blackburn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 137 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 General Ct. of VA
Graves v. Boyd 1 Va. Col. Dec. 155 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 General Ct. of VA
Dunn v. Wythe 2 Va. Col. Dec. 76 1739 0 General Ct. of VA
Palmer v. Word 2 Va. Col. Dec. 268 1738 0 General Ct. of VA
Giles v. Mallecote 1 Jefferson 52 1738 0 General Ct. of VA
Haywood v. Chrisman 2 Va. Col. Dec. 64 1737 0 General Ct. of VA
Farrow v. Farrow 2 Va. Col. Dec. 243 1737 0 General Ct. of VA
Slaughter v. Whitelock 2 Va. Col. Dec. 358 1737 0 General Ct. of VA