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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators of Ligon v. Rogers 12 Ga. 281 1852 0 Equity action Georgia
Babin v. Winchester 7 La. 460 1834 0 Louisiana
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Dye v. Wall 6 Ga. 584 1849 0 Contract of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Martin v. State 25 Ga. 494 1858 0 Indicted for killing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McLeroy v. McLeroy 25 Ga. 100 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Supreme Court of Georgia
Merritt v. Scott 6 Ga. 563 1849 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Illinois
Adams v. Mizell 11 Ga. 106 1852 0 Trover Action Supreme Courr of Georgia
Whidby v. Lewis 32 Ga. 472 1861 0 Trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Scudder v. Woodbridge 1 Ga. 195 1846 0 Recovery of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Harper v. Scott 12 Ga. 125 1852 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Floyd v. Wallace 31 Ga. 688 1861 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sullivan v. Hugly 32 Ga. 316 1861 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. State ex rel. Saunders 15 Ga. 518 1854 0 Possessory warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardaway v. Semmes 24 Ga. 305 1858 0 Garnishment Georgia
Bumpas v. Dotson 26 Tenn. 310 1846 0 Tennessee