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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Watson v. Blackwood 50 Miss. 15 1874 0 Whether an enslaved man given as a gift should be factored in to sale of estate Mississippi
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana
Kelly v. Brooks 50 Ga. 582 1874 0 slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Blizzard v. Nosworthy 50 Ga. 514 1874 0 Deed for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheppard v. Whitfield 50 Ga. 311 1873 0 slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Tison v. McAfee 50 Ga. 279 1873 0 Slave debt Georgia
Prescott v. Bennett 50 Ga. 266 1873 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Hodge 50 Ga. 262 1873 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Thweatt v. Redd 50 Ga. 181 1873 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Polhill v. Neal 50 Ga. 146 1873 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia
Polphill v. Neal 50 Ga 146 1873 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wright's Heirs v. Ware 50 Ala. 549 1874 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hightower v. Maull 50 Ala. 495 1874 0 Action on Proissory Note Alabama
Braune v. McGee 50 Ala. 359 1874 0 Bill in equity Alabama
Fail's Administrator v. Presley's Administrator 50 Ala. 342 1874 0 Trespass for killing enslaved person Alabama
Millsap v. Stanley 50 Ala. 319 1874 0 Will & trust Alabama
Brevard's Executors v. Jones 50 Ala. 221 1874 0 Will & trust Alabama
Stiles v. Richardson 4 Yeates 82 1804 0 Recovery for freedom SC of PA.
Lessee of Wilson v. Rhoades 4 Yeates 38 1804 0 Recovery for ejectment SC of PA.
Respublica v. Smith 4 Yeates 204 1805 0 Recovery for slave SC of PA.