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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Bullitt, Miller & Co. v. Taylor & Richardson 34 Miss. 708 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Solomon v. Breazeal 27 Ga. 200 1859 0 Conveyance of slaves Suprem Court of Georgia
Griggs v. Daniel 30 Ga. 500 1860 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
McWhorter v. Wright, Nichols & Co. 5 Ga. 555 1848 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Davis v. Moody 15 Ga. 175 1854 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Manly v. William B. Culver's Heirs 20 Tex. 143 1857 0 Conveyance of slaves dispute Texas
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Jim v. State 15 Ga. 535 1854 0 Conviction for assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Convicton for voluntary manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Kansas City S. 224 F.R.D. 382 2004 1 corporate United States
Churchill & Thibaut, Inc. v. Thibaut No. CIV.A. 86-4225, 1987 WL 18157, at *6 (E.D. La. Sept. 28, 1987) 1987 1 corporate liability Louisiana
Archer v. Hart 5 Fla. 234 1853 0 Court Granted Status of Freedom Supreme Court of FL
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Covenant Alabama
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Covenant Alabama
Martin v. White 1 Stew. 473 1828 0 Covenant Alabama
Salle v. Light's Exr's 4 Ala. 700 1843 0 Covenant Alabama
Aven v. Beckom 11 Ga. 1 1852 0 Covenant action Supreme Court of Georgia
Guion v. Doherty 43 Miss. 538 1871 0 Coverture Mississippi