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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Knight v. Yarbrough 21 Va. 27 1820 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Pegram v. Isabell 11 Va. 387 1807 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Charles v. Hunnicutt 9 Va. 311 1804 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hinde v. Pendleton 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 354 1799 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
United States v. Carter 4 D.C. 732 1836 0 Indictment at common law against a freedman will lie not withstanding Act 12.17.1792 sec 17. - this act that denotes the punishment for blacks in virginia for assault. United States
Somboy v. Loring 2 D.C. 318 1822 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
United States v. Richard 2 D.C. 439 1823 0 Criminal Law United States
Dowdy v. McLellan 52 Ga. 408 1874 0 Contract dispute over slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Drane v. Beall 21 Ga. 21 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Vance v. Crawford 4 Ga. 445 1848 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Burts v. Duncan 36 Ga. 575 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Latimer v. Alexander 14 Ga. 259 1853 0 Action brought for payment for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Landrum v. Russell 29 Ga. 405 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
South-western Railroad v. Pickett 36 Ga. 85 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Courr of Georgia
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. Stamper 43 Ga. 332 1871 0 Slave debts Supreme Court of Georgia
Daniel v. Veal 32 Ga. 589 1861 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
State ex rel. Tucker v. Lavinia 25 Ga. 311 1858 0 Warrant for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Blizzard v. Nosworthy 50 Ga. 514 1874 0 Deed for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia