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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sims v. Macon & Western R. R. 28 Ga. 93 1859 0 Recover value of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 30 Ga. 490 1860 0 Action for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilmer v. Ware 19 Ala. 252 1851 0 Deceit in the Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Lucas v. Lucas 30 Ga. 191 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
McLin v. Williams 28 Ga. 482 1859 0 Promisorry Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Sawyer v. Flemister 29 Ga. 347 1859 0 Executor of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Arthur v. Chavis 27 Va. 142 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Ward 18 Tenn. 160 1836 0 Tennessee
Burnett v. Handley 8 Ala. 685 1845 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Browning v. Headley 41 Va. 340 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Whitten v. Jenkins 34 Ga. 297 1866 0 Recovery for damage to slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Solomon v. Breazeal 27 Ga. 200 1859 0 Conveyance of slaves Suprem Court of Georgia
Gresham v. Morrow 40 Ga. 487 1869 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Davis v. Bagley 40 Ga. 181 1869 0 claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Flanders v. Meath 27 Ga. 358 1859 0 recovery for property damage Supreme Court of Georgia
Harvey v. Anderson 12 Ga. 69 1852 0 Caveat to will Supreme Court of Georgia
Mason v. Mason 33 Ga. 435 1863 0 Conversion of slaves Georgia
Myers' Executors v. Myers 33 Ala. 85 1858 0 Action brought Against Executor to Recover Enslaved Persons Alabama
State v. Brown 27 Tenn. 89 1847 0 Tennessee