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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Beers v. Dawson 8 Ga. 556 1850 0 Claim and Levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Savage v. Jackson 19 Ga. 305 1856 0 False representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Nickson v. Toney 40 Tenn. 655 1859 0 Tennessee
Epps v. State 19 Ga. 102 1855 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Chapman v. Gray 8 Ga. 337 1850 0 Revoke probate will Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia
Crawford v. Ross 39 Ga. 44 1869 0 Equity action Georgia
Duncan v. Bryan 11 Ga. 63 1852 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 Aiding and Abetting Slave Removal United States
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 Larceny United States
McLane v. Miller 12 Ala. 643 1847 0 Action for Stolen Enslaved Persons Alabama
Leonard v. State 229 Ga. 817 1972 0 Sale of Enslaved Persons Georgia
Howard v. Snelling 28 Ga. 469 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Mapp v. Phillips 32 Ga. 72 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Wood & Whitaker v. Tompkins 28 Ga. 159 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Brewton v. Smith 28 Ga. 442 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Aven v. Beckom 11 Ga. 1 1852 0 Covenant action Supreme Court of Georgia
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
Galt v. Carter 20 Va. 245 1818 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Ervine v. Dotton 20 Va. 231 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA