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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Mayor of Mobile 23 Ala. 722 1853 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Coleman v. Davies 45 Ga. 489 1872 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Charles v. State 4 Port. 107 1836 0 Alabama
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
Wright v. Ross 2 Greene 266 1849 0 Iowa
Massey v. Calhoun 26 Ga. 127 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bivins v. Crawford 26 Ga. 225 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Boring v. Williams 17 Ala. 510 1850 0 Alabama
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
Rogers v. Silas 42 Ga. 541 1871 0 slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Janes ex rel. Vanover v. Horton 32 Ga. 245 1861 0 Property (slave) not delivered to plaintiff Supreme Court of Georgia
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. Hargrove 22 Ala. 150 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Brent v. Peyton 40 Va. 604 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. Hollis 31 Ga. 143 1860 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Jordan v. Miller 47 Ga. 346 1872 0 Executor to will Supreme Court of Georgia