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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Kennedy & Cooksey v. Head 32 Ga. 629 1861 0 Levy and Claim for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Word 29 Ga. 281 1859 0 Libel for divorce Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Chapman v. Chapman 32 Ala. 106 1858 0 Action by ward against guardian Alabama
Wallace v. Spullock 32 Ga. 488 1861 0 Recovery for damage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Moran v. Davis 18 Ga. 722 1855 0 Recover of value lost after slave drowned Supreme Court of Georgia
Baldwin v. Baldwin 21 Tenn. 473 1841 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Hogg 45 Ga. 599 1872 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Judge v. State 8 Ga. 173 1850 0 Slave convicted of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Kirkpatrick v. Bank of Augusta 30 Ga. 465 1860 0 Slaves rented out to do work on a steamboat Supreme Court of Georgia
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana
Smith v. Belk 40 Ga. 656 1869 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Clifton v. Holton 27 Ga. 321 1859 0 Inheritance of slave Georgia
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Carpenter v. State 26 Ga. 622 1859 0 Receiving property without the owners permission Supreme Court of Georgia
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 947 1825 0 Action of debt Cir Ct, D of VA
Brazelton v. Turney 47 Tenn. 267 1869 0 Tennessee
Trowell v. Carraway 57 Tenn. 104 1872 0 Tennessee
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 27 Ga. 334 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme court of Georgia
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee