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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Malone v. Mooring 40 Miss. 247 1866 0 Specific bequest of negroes in will, how impacted by abolition Mississippi
Gil v. Williams 12 La. Ann. 219 1857 0 Smuggling of enslaved persons, forfeiture, obligations, contracts, consideration Louisiana
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Slave tried for rape and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Rafe v. State 20 Ga. 60 1856 0 Slave tried for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Slave Trade ruling Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Simmons v. State 84 Ga 465 1848 0 Slave steal goods Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooks v. Harris 33 Ga. Supp. 81 1864 0 Slaves service to the Confederate army Supreme Court of Georgia
Kirkpatrick v. Bank of Augusta 30 Ga. 465 1860 0 Slaves rented out to do work on a steamboat Supreme Court of Georgia
Bridges v. Maxwell 34 Miss. 309 1857 0 Slaves removed from property by administrators Mississippi
Brown v. Wilcox 147 Ga. 546 1918 0 Slaves levied as property to satisfy an unpaid debt Georgia
Hicks v. Moore 2 Ga. 240 1847 0 Slaves in possession of law enforcement Supreme Court of Georgia
Inman v. Jones 44 Ga. 44 1871 0 Slaves Debts Supreme Court of Georgia
Southern Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Lanier 5 Fla. 110 1853 0 Slaves and Land for Security of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Blackwell v. Wilkinson 1 Jefferson 73 1768 0 Slave (Property) Entailment General Ct. of VA
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Slave indicted for attempted murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Butler v. Duvall 4 D.C. 167 1831 0 Slave Importation United States
Harris v. Alexander 4 D.C. 1 1830 0 Slave Importation United States
Treadwell v. Phinizy 41 Ga. 63 1870 0 slave emancipation Supreme Court of Georgia