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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Patterson v. Hickey 32 Ga. 156 1861 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Park v. Hardy 19 Ga. 127 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Galt v. Jackson 9 Ga. 151 1850 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Minor v. Clark 43 Ga. 428 1871 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
South-Western Railroad v. Paulk 24 Ga. 356 1858 0 Georgia
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Hall v. Hall 18 Ga. 40 1855 0 Testator of will Georgia
Mason v. Deese 30 Ga. 308 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Riley v. Martin 35 Ga. 136 1866 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Action brought to recover two slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Terrell v. Bennet 18 Ga. 404 1855 0 Deceit trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bates v. Woolfolk 5 Ga. 329 1848 0 Trover action Georgia
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Recovery for damages cause to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Moreland v. Hunley 37 Ga. 342 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Rosser 37 Ga. 353 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
John v. State 33 Ga. 257 1862 0 Murder of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McGinnis v. McGinnis 1 Ga. 496 1846 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrell v. Green 18 Ga. 711 1855 0 Trover Action Supreme Cour
Carter v. Buchannon 3 Ga. 513 1847 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia