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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Smith v. Bell 35 Ga. 238 1866 0 willl and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Kelly v. Davis 37 Miss. 76 1859 0 Will in probate Mississippi
State v. Adam 10 N.C. 188 1824 0 Willfully and maliciously killing two mares North Carolina
Rugely v. Robinson 10 Ala. 702 1846 0 Will dispute Alabama
Dougherty v. Rubenstein App. 269 172 Md. App. 269 2007 1 will contest Maryland
Stephenson v. Stephenson No. W200201064COAR3CV, 2003 WL 1618090, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 27, 2003) 2003 1 will contest Tennessee
Douglas v. Newell 719 P.2d 971 1986 1 will contest Wyoming
Perdue v. Estate of Jackson No. W2012-02710-COA-R3CV, 2013 WL 2644670, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 12, 2013) 2013 1 will contest Tennessee
In re Estate of Shults No. M200602013COAR3CV, 2008 WL 490643, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 22, 2008) 2008 1 will contest Tennessee
Pournell v. Harris 29 Ga. 736 1860 0 Will and Trust and Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Redd v. Dure 40 Ga. 389 1869 0 WIll and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Daniel v. Veal 32 Ga. 589 1861 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
In re Estate of Jameson No. A-2154-14T4, 2016 WL 4249142, at *4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Aug. 12, 2016) 2016 1 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Denson v. McLeroy 31 Ga. 536 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bivins v. Crawford 26 Ga. 225 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Robson v. Harwell 6 Ga. 589 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Pendergrast v. Foley 8 Ga. 1 1850 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Rosser 37 Ga. 353 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cobb v. Battle 34 Ga. 458 1866 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia