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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Whitlock v. Vaun 38 Ga. 562 1868 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Perry v. Hudson 10 Ga. 362 1851 0 Recovery action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardwick v. Hook 8 Ga. 354 1850 0 Custody of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Walker 25 Ga. 420 1858 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Want of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Masters no longer have to give their approval for blacks to be brought before the court in criminal cases since abolition Supreme Court of Georgia
Walden v. McDonald 30 Ga. 542 1860 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryan v. Rooks 25 Ga. 622 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Neal v. Patten 40 Ga. 363 1869 0 Emancipation of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Carter 53 Ga. 160 1874 0 slave contractual dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Horn v. Ross & Leitch 20 Ga. 210 1856 0 Dispute over value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Schley v. Lyon 6 Ga. 530 1849 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Mayor of Columbus v. Howard 6 Ga. 213 1849 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Hutchins 21 Ga. 270 1857 0 Recovery of value lost for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Abatement of action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bonner v. Andrews 30 Ga. 287 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Mitchell 32 Ga. 623 1861 0 Manumission of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Weathers v. Barksdale 30 Ga. 888 1860 0 Loan and Interest Supreme Court of Georgia