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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Booth v. Terrell 18 Ga. 570 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Harden v. Mangham 18 Ga. 563 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Woolfolk v. Beatly 18 Ga. 520 1855 0 injunction Supreme Court of Georgia
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Manes v. Kenyon 18 Ga. 291 1855 0 written warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Willis v. Willis 18 Ga. 13 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Osborn v. Nicholson 18 F. Cas. 846 1870 0 Debt and warranty for enslaved person United States
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 Trover United States
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Order of sale dispute Arkansas
Slocomb, Richards & Co. v. Blackburn 18 Ark. 309 1857 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Deed dispute/creditor dispute Arkansas
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 enslaved person prosecution for illegal act Arkansas
Gould v. Hill 18 Ala. 84 1850 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Ramey v. Green 18 Ala. 771 1851 0 Dispute over Will Alabama