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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Modawell v. Holmes 40 Ala. 391 1867 0 Settlement of Guardianship Alabama
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. State 36 Ga. 424 1867 0 indictment for shooting an individual Georgia
Ex parte Edwards 11 Fla. 174 1867 0 Challenge of a Writ of Habeas Corpus Supreme Court of FL
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
Curd v. Bonner 44 Tenn. 632 1867 0 Tennessee
Quarles v. Kerr 55 Va. 48 1867 0 Trusts SC of Appeals VA
Clarkson v. Booth 58 Va. 490 1867 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA
Tebbs v. Duval 58 Va. 349 1867 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Barbee v. Mason 45 Tenn. 108 1867 0 Tennessee
Willis v. Halliburton 25 Ark. 173 1867 0 Contract for sale of emancipated enslaved persons Arkansas
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Will & Trust Court of Appeals of New York
Adams v. Adams 36 Ga. 236 1867 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
House v. Woodard 45 Tenn. 196 1867 0 Tennessee
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
Grubbs v. Greer 45 Tenn. 160 1867 0 Tennessee
Harvey's Adm'r v. Steptoe's Adm'r 58 Va. 289 1867 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pate v. Pierce 44 Tenn. 104 1867 0 Tennessee
Phillips v. Gaston 37 Ga. 16 1867 0 payment for debt Georgia
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama