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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Curry v. Curry 30 Ga. 253 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Craft v. Jackson 4 Ga. 360 1848 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Foster v. Brooks 6 Ga. 287 1849 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Feagin v. Beasley 23 Ga. 17 1857 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Crook v. Garrett 20 Ga. 664 1856 0 Recission of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Reid v. State 20 Ga. 681 1856 0 Larceny of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Rogers v. Atkinson 14 Ga. 320 1853 0 Equtiy Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilkes v. Hughes 37 Ga. 361 1867 0 Contract dispute between a former slave and his master. Ben argued that he was not a slave at the time he worked for Angus Hughes. Supreme Court of Georgia
Echols v. Barrett 6 Ga. 443 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lingo v. Miller & Hill 23 Ga. 187 1857 0 Recovery for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Walton v. Jordan 23 Ga. 420 1857 0 Action of deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Lee v. McElvy 23 Ga. 129 1857 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Baker v. State 15 Ga. 498 1854 0 Aiding a slave escape Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Childers v. Childers 21 Ga. 377 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia