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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clopton v. Norris 28 Ga. 188 1859 0 Falsely warranting slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Tomlinson v. Darnall 39 Tenn. 538 1859 0 Tennessee
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanders v. Sanders 20 Ark. 610 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Slave indicted for attempted murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Tallahassee Rail-Road v. Macon 8 Fla. 299 1859 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Roddy v. Cox 29 Ga. 298 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Boon v. Boon 29 Ga. 134 1859 0 promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Mulligan v. Bailey 28 Ga. 507 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Conyers v. Bowen 31 Ga. 382 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Thompson v. Marshall 36 Ala. 504 1860 0 Order to reform contract Alabama
Judge v. Moore 9 Fla. 269 1860 0 Dispute Over a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Willingham v. Harrell 36 Ala. 583 1860 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Russ v. Russ 9 Fla. 105 1860 0 Entitlement to a Distributive Share in Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Bell's Adm'r v. Bell 36 Ala. 195 1860 0 Adminstration dispute Alabama
Cone v. Force 31 Ga. 328 1860 0 Freedom Suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Northern Central Co. v. Scholl 16 Md. 331 1860 0 Maryland
Gandy v. Humphries 35 Ala. 617 1860 0 Contract dispute Alabama