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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cowan v. Cooper 41 Ala. 187 1867 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Whatley v. Slaton 36 Ga. 653 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Sparks 36 Ga. 445 1867 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Tate v. Fletcher 19 La. Ann. 371 1867 0 Contracts, Property, Abolition Louisiana
Brady v. Dilley 27 Md. 570 1867 0 Maryland
Smith v. Townshend 27 Md. 368 1867 0 Maryland
Newsom v. Tucker 36 Ga. 71 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bedford v. Williams 45 Tenn. 202 1867 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Hinton 62 N.C. 101 1867 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smith v. Rosser 37 Ga. 353 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson v. State 29 Tex. 240 1867 0 Texas
Harvey's Adm'r v. Steptoe's Adm'r 58 Va. 289 1867 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Moreland v. Hunley 37 Ga. 342 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hall v. Gillespie 62 N.C. 256 1867 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Scranton v. Conlie 29 Tex. 237 1867 0 Texas
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
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Clarkson v. Booth 58 Va. 490 1867 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA
Lefler v. Rowland 62 N.C. 143 1867 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tabb's Curator v. Cabell 58 Va. 160 1867 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA