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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Keaton v. Scott 25 Ga. 652 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Deens v. Dunklin 33 Ala. 47 1858 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Hopkins v. Tilman 25 Ga. 212 1858 0 Breach of warranty Suprem Court of Georgia
Calhoun v. Stokes 26 Ga. 325 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Parker v. Chambers 24 Ga. 518 1858 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
Hicks v. Johnston 24 Ga. 194 1858 0 Will and Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. State 25 Ga. 301 1858 0 Coviction of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Cogan v. Frisby 36 Miss. 178 1858 0 Evidence regarding sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Dorsett v. Frith 25 Ga. 537 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hose v. King 24 Ga. 424 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Carroll v. Carroll 25 Ga. 260 1858 0 Wife Restrains husband from selling certain slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Constant Gray 51 N.C. 103 1858 0 Property interests North Carolina
Reid v. Butt 25 Ga. 28 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Chew 35 Miss. 153 1858 0 Annulment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Currie v. Murphy 35 Miss. 473 1858 0 Construction of clauses in will bequeathing slaves Mississippi
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Reversion of enslaved man distributed to a widow to the distributees Mississippi
Garner & Neville v. Lyles & Bracy 35 Miss. 176 1858 0 Fraudulent coveyance of slaves Mississippi
Bivins v. Crawford 26 Ga. 225 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Martin v. State 25 Ga. 494 1858 0 Indicted for killing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia