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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.
Perkins v. Keith 33 Ga. 525 1863 0 Deed of conveyance Supreme Court of Georgia
Cecil v. Cecil 20 Md. 153 1863 0 Maryland
Longmire v. Goode & Ulrick 38 Ala. 577 1863 0 Action to establish ownership Alabama
Wheeler v. Wooten 27 Tex. 257 1863 0 Texas
Elizabeth v. State 27 Tex. 329 1863 0 Texas
Withers v. Patterson 27 Tex. 491 1864 0 Texas
Henderson v. Ryan 27 Tex. 670 1864 0 Texas
Bryan v. Walton 33 Ga. Supp. 11 1864 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
The Slavers. (Reindeer.) 69 U.S. 383 1864 0 United States
Hooks v. Harris 33 Ga. Supp. 81 1864 0 Slaves service to the Confederate army Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Adams 39 Ala. 274 1864 0 Will & trust Alabama
Smith v. Crandall 20 Md. 482 1864 0 Maryland
Allen v. Whitaker 34 Ga. 6 1864 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Gates v. McManus 33 Ga. Supp. 67 1864 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Holt v. Bowman 33 Ga. Supp. 129 1864 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Young v. State 39 Ala. 357 1864 0 Indictment for traffic with enslaved person Alabama
Lewis v. Holbrook 91 Mass. 347 1864 0 Action of tort for seized boat Massachusetts
Brookin v. Brookin 34 Ga. 42 1864 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Guyer v. Smith 22 Md. 239 1864 0 Maryland