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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Masters no longer have to give their approval for blacks to be brought before the court in criminal cases since abolition Supreme Court of Georgia
Bonner v. Andrews 30 Ga. 287 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Myrick v. Vineburgh 30 Ga. 161 1860 0 Allowing Manumission of slaves outside of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitlock v. Vaun 38 Ga. 562 1868 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Drumright v. State 29 Ga. 430 1859 0 indicted for carry a slave out of the country without consent of owner Supreme Court of Georgia
Weathers v. Barksdale 30 Ga. 888 1860 0 Loan and Interest Supreme Court of Georgia
Curry v. Gaulden 17 Ga. 72 1855 0 Bond Supreme Court of Georgia
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Perry v. Hudson 10 Ga. 362 1851 0 Recovery action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryan v. Rooks 25 Ga. 622 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardwick v. Hook 8 Ga. 354 1850 0 Custody of property Supreme Court of Georgia
McGlawn v. McGlawn 17 Ga. 234 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Kershaw 1 Ga. 259 1846 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Neal v. Patten 40 Ga. 363 1869 0 Emancipation of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Schley v. Lyon 6 Ga. 530 1849 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 30 Ga. 490 1860 0 Action for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Reinhart v. State 29 Ga. 522 1859 0 Liquor sold to slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia