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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Butt v. State 33 Ga. Supp. 56 1864 0 Indictment for adultery Supreme Court of Georgia
Carter v. State 35 Ga. 263 1866 0 Assault with intent to commit rape Supreme Court of Georgia
Calwells v. Sheilds & Somerville 41 Va. 305 1843 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Bell 35 Ga. 238 1866 0 willl and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Stewart v. Pattison 8 Gill 46 1849 0 Maryland
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Worthington v. Shipley 5 Gill 449 1847 0 Maryland
Roseberry v. Roseberry 31 Ga. 122 1860 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Lynch v. Jackson 31 Ga. 668 1860 0 Recovery for action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct of VA
Robertson v. Archer 26 Va. 319 1827 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Blakey v. Newby's Administrators 20 Va. 64 1818 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Gibbon 19 Va. 86 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Rose v. Murchie 6 Va. 409 1800 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Logan v. State 40 Ala. 733 1867 0 Emancipation dispute Alabama
Westmoreland v. State 45 Ga. 225 1872 0 evidence of criminal insanity Georgia
Johnson v. Kelly 44 Ga. 485 1871 0 Guardianship of former slave Georgia
Keene v. Lee 1 Va. 239 1793 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA