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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bostick v. Hardy 30 Ga. 836 1860 0 action to recover balance due Supreme Court of Georgia
Rost v. Heirs of Doyal 15 La. Ann. 265 1860 0 Wills, testament freeing enslaved persons Louisiana
Succession of Taylor v. Taylor 15 La. Ann. 313 1860 0 Wills, Marriages of enslaved persons Louisiana
Crawford v. Graves 15 La. Ann. 243 1860 0 Wills, Possessory actions Louisiana
Johnson v. Alden 15 La. Ann. 505 1860 0 Secured Transactions, Debts, Gifts, Wills, Minor Heirs Louisiana
Heirs of Williams v. Hardy 15 La. Ann. 286 1860 0 Wills Louisiana
Brown v. Brown 15 La. Ann. 169 1860 0 Wills, Sales, recovery of enslaved persons. Louisiana
Foster v. Mish 15 La. Ann. 199 1860 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
State v. Joshua 15 La. Ann. 118 1860 0 Appeals of capital punishment Louisiana
Maille v. Blas 15 La. Ann. 100 1860 0 Criminal law Louisiana
Wynne v. Alford 29 Ga. 694 1860 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 30 Ga. 490 1860 0 Action for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hammond v. Candler 30 Ga. 275 1860 0 Status of Slave, freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Shine v. Redwine 30 Ga. 780 1860 0 Legal contractual dispute over slaves Suprem Court of Georgia
Hughes v. Allen 31 Ga. 483 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lynch v. Jackson 31 Ga. 668 1860 0 Recovery for action Supreme Court of Georgia
Pitts v. Thrower 30 Ga. 212 1860 0 Recovery for interest in slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Hall 30 Ga. 386 1860 0 Separate Property Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Oglesby 30 Ga. 348 1860 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Black v. Lewis 30 Ga. 958 1860 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia