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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Alexander v. Deneale 16 Va. 341 1811 0 Action of fraud SC of Appeals VA
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
Leaptrot v. Robertson 44 Ga. 46 1871 0 executor of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Westmoreland v. State 45 Ga. 225 1872 0 evidence of criminal insanity Georgia
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Pease v. Scranton 11 Ga. 33 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Hodge 50 Ga. 262 1873 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Obear 54 Ga. 231 1875 0 Trust and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Watkins & Bullard v. Defoor 33 Ga. 494 1863 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Jourdan v. Miller 41 Ga. 51 1870 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Goar 40 Ga. 676 1870 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Lenoard v. Collier 53 Ga. 387 1874 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Keaton v. Cox 26 Ga. 162 1858 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Booth v. Stamper 10 Ga. 109 1851 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bassett v. Governor 11 Ga. 207 1852 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodward v. Williams 11 Hum. 323 1850 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee