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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Aaron 4 N.J.L. 231 1818 0 Competency of slave as witness New Jersey
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Judicial seizure, unpaid wages, property Louisiana
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Dispute over Deed of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Right to possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Carter v. Buchanan 9 Ga. 539 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Nisbet v. Walker 4 Ga. 221 1848 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Gorham v. - 1 N.C. 52 1780 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Hunter v. Stembridge 12 Ga. 192 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Water Lot Co. v. Leonard 30 Ga. 560 1860 0 Defects and material Supreme Court of Georgia
Lallerstedt v. Jennings 23 Ga. 571 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Glover v. Taylor & Co. 41 Ala. 124 1867 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Tims v. Potter 1 N.C. 22 1789 0 Gifts North Carolina
Hardaway v. Semmes 24 Ga. 305 1858 0 Garnishment Georgia
Mason v. Jones 67 Va. 271 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA