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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Chapman's Adm'x v. Turner 5 Va. 280 1798 0 Mortgages SC of Appeals VA
Bates v. Gordon 7 Va. 555 1790 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Pinckard v. McCoy 22 Ga. 28 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooe v. Marquess 8 Va. 416 1798 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Worrill v. Wright 25 Ga. 657 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Brock v. Garrett 16 Ga. 487 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hughes v. Cannon 21 Tenn. 589 1841 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Gray 20 Ga. 804 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Patterson v. Hickey 32 Ga. 156 1861 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Sims v. Conger 39 Miss. 231 1860 0 Construction of contingency in will Mississippi
Mason v. Jones 67 Va. 271 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Blair 45 Tenn. 185 1867 0 Tennessee
Towles v. Towles 38 Tenn. 601 1858 0 Tennessee
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Connell v. Vaughn 40 Ga. 154 1869 0 Relief agency Supreme Court of Georgia
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Albritton 43 Ga. 273 1871 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Richardson v. Cole 2 Swan 100 1852 0 Tennessee