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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Redwine v. Glover 45 Ga. 134 1872 0 injunction over property issue Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Mitchell 32 Ga. 623 1861 0 Manumission of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Chapman v. Chapman 32 Ala. 106 1858 0 Action by ward against guardian Alabama
Judge v. State 8 Ga. 173 1850 0 Slave convicted of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Starnes v. Quin 6 Ga. 84 1849 0 Action of trover Georgia
Andrews v. Bonner 26 Ga. 520 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Crawford v. Cato 22 Ga. 594 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Stephens v. Beal 4 Ga. 319 1848 0 Title of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Dye v. Wall 6 Ga. 584 1849 0 Contract of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Merritt v. Scott 6 Ga. 563 1849 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Groce v. Rittenberry 14 Ga. 232 1853 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. Henry 31 N.C. 463 1849 0 Burglary North Carolina
State v. Jim 7 N.C. 3 1819 0 Burglary North Carolina
Gass’ Heirs v. Gass’ Ex’rs 22 Tenn. 278 1842 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
Case of Gray 28 Tenn. 513 1848 0 Tennessee