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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Arthur 13 N.C. 217 1829 0 Homicide North Carolina
Cook v. Walker 30 Ga. 519 1860 0 Seizure of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia
Ables v. Donley 8 Tex. 331 1852 0 Warranty on slave dispute Texas
Hector v. State 2 Mo. 135 1829 0 Missouri
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 California
Mary v. State 5 Mo. 71 1837 0 Missouri
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Ward v. Allen 28 Ga. 74 1859 0 Modification of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Oglesby 30 Ga. 348 1860 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Elam v. Moorefield 33 Ga. 167 1862 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Clagett v. Hall 9 G. & J. 80 1837 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Deneale 16 Va. 341 1811 0 Action of fraud SC of Appeals VA
Watkins & Bullard v. Defoor 33 Ga. 494 1863 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Harrup v. Winslet 37 Ga. 655 1868 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Mallet v. Smith 27 S.C. Eq. 12 1853 0 South Carolina
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia