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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrell v. Green 18 Ga. 711 1855 0 Trover Action Supreme Cour
Carter v. Buchannon 3 Ga. 513 1847 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Shine v. Redwine 30 Ga. 780 1860 0 Legal contractual dispute over slaves Suprem Court of Georgia
Robertson v. Fleming 57 N.C. 387 1859 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Pool v. Morris 29 Ga. 374 1859 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Possessory warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Mobley 38 Ga. 241 1868 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Page v. Einstein 52 N.C. 147 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Foushee Adm'r v. Blackwell 40 Va. 488 1843 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Rowland's Adm'rs v. Shelton 25 Ala. 217 1854 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Bank of Alexandria v. Patton 40 Va. 500 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
McWhorter v. Wright, Nichols & Co. 5 Ga. 555 1848 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 de homine replidgiando Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
Finch v. Rogers 11 Hum. 559 1851 0 Tennessee
Adams v. Barrett 5 Ga. 404 1848 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Green 37 Ga. 37 1867 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Stephenson v. State 40 Ga. 291 1869 0 Concealment of armed weapon Supreme Court of Georgia