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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Greene v. Lowry 46 Ga. 55 1872 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Logan & Meara 32 Ga. 165 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Dinkins v. Moore 17 Ga. 62 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Elliott v. Holder 40 Tenn. 698 1859 0 Tennessee
Hargrove v. Webb & Allen 27 Ga. 172 1859 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Bryan v. Hickson 40 Ga. 405 1869 0 Equity action Georgia
Hampton v. Hampton 18 Ga. 513 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Molyneaux v. Collier 30 Ga. 731 1860 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Mutual Assurance Society v. Stanard 18 Va. 539 1815 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Alderson v. Bigger's Administrator 18 Va. 528 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Richardson v. Perkins 18 Va. 512 1815 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
M'Clenahans v. Hannah 18 Va. 499 1815 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Newsome v. Cogburn 30 Ga. 291 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Oliver v. Persons 30 Ga. 391 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Palmer 14 Ga. 342 1853 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Perdue v. Ellis 18 Ga. 586 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Roby v. Boswell 23 Ga. 51 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilmore v. Johnson 29 Ga. 67 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia