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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 General Ct. of VA
Isbell v. Butler Jeff. 10 1735 0 General Ct. of VA
Custis v. Fitzhugh Jeff. 72 1768 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Griffin Jeff. 132 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Hays 3 Va. 122 1798 0 General Ct. of VA
Buckner v. Chew 2 Va. Col. Dec. 114 1740 0 General Ct. of VA
Nance v. Roy 2 Va. Col. Dec. 260 1739 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
Clere v. Commonwealth 44 Va. 615 1846 0 General Ct. of VA
Waddill v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 10 1733 0 General Ct. of VA
Churchill v. Machen 1 Va. Col. Dec. 141 1730 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
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Goddin v. Morris 1 Va. Col. Dec. 189 1732 0 General Ct. of VA
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 General Ct. of VA
Vanguard Properties Development Corp. v. Murphy 136 Ga. App. 519 1975 1 Georgia
Fairview Terrace, Inc. v. Roberts 215 Ga. 407 1959 1 Georgia