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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bassett v. Governor 11 Ga. 207 1852 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Jasper v. Howard 12 Ala. 652 1847 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Picket 17 Tenn. 480 1836 0 Tennessee
Woodward v. Williams 11 Hum. 323 1850 0 Tennessee
Vanleer v. Crawford 2 Swan 117 1852 0 Tennessee
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Whitten v. Knox 26 Ga. 560 1858 0 slave contractual dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Johnson 41 Tenn. 626 1860 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Hooe v. Marquess 8 Va. 416 1798 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hughes v. Allen 31 Ga. 483 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Goar 40 Ga. 676 1870 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Brock v. Garrett 16 Ga. 487 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Patterson v. Hickey 32 Ga. 156 1861 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Granberry v. Crosby 54 Tenn. 579 1872 0 Tennessee
Planters' Bank of Tennessee v. Massey 49 Tenn. 360 1871 0 Tennessee
Towles v. Towles 38 Tenn. 601 1858 0 Tennessee
Lockwood v. Nye 2 Swan 515 1852 0 Tennessee