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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Evans v. Pearce 56 Va. 513 1860 0 Distribution of Assets SC of Appeals VA
Tomlinson v. Dillard 7 Va. 105 1801 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Snee v. Trice 2 S.C.L. 345 1802 0 South Carolina
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
In re Toney 11 Mo. 661 1848 0 Missouri
Phillips v. Gaston 37 Ga. 16 1867 0 payment for debt Georgia
Donaldson v. State 9 Fla. 402 1861 0 Indictment for Purchase of Grain from a Slave without a Permit Supreme Court of FL
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
McAffee v. Mulkey 40 Ga. 115 1869 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Rachels v. Wimbish 31 Ga. 214 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
M’Cleskey v. Leadbetter 1 Ga. 551 1846 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Saunders 18 Ga. 492 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hendrick v. Tompkins 14 Ga. 86 1853 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Action against slave trader Massachusetts
Ward v. Allen 28 Ga. 74 1859 0 Modification of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. State 39 Ga. 321 1869 0 void marriage Supreme Court of Georgia
Pennington's Exrs. v. Yell 11 Ark. 212 1850 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA