All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ervine v. Dotton 20 Va. 231 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sheldon v. Armstead's Adm'r 48 Va. 264 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA
Nowlin v. Reynolds 66 Va. 137 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 SC of Appeals VA
Barnett v. Sam 21 Va. 232 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shearman v. Christian 22 Va. 393 1823 0 SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Terrell 23 Va. 6 1823 0 SC of Appeals VA
Newman v. Chapman 23 Va. 93 1823 0 SC of Appeals VA
Maria v. Surbaugh 23 Va. 228 1824 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dodson v. Simpson 23 Va. 294 1824 0 SC of Appeals VA
Beall v. Silver 23 Va. 401 1824 0 SC of Appeals VA
Holladay v. Littlepage 16 Va. 316 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Fullerson 22 Va. 15 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Baker 22 Va. 47 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA
Roberts's Administrator v. Cocke 22 Va. 121 1882 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jett v. Walker 22 Va. 211 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Horde's Administrators 22 Va. 242 1822 0 SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'ors v. Anderson 30 Va. 348 1831 0 SC of Appeals VA