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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Buie v. Wooten 52 N.C. 441 1860 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 404 1860 0 Action for the detention of a slave North Carolina
Wynns v. Burden 58 N.C. 377 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Porter v. Thomas 23 Ga. 467 1857 0 Will and Trust Suprem Court of Georgia
Lee v. McElvy 23 Ga. 129 1857 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Slave tried for rape and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 note for hire of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Brantly v. Kee 58 N.C. 332 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Burch v. Burch 23 Ga. 536 1857 0 Testament and Will Supreme Court of Georgia
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
Ivey v. State 23 Ga. 576 1857 0 Indictment for Fornication Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaither v. Gaither 20 Ga. 709 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Glover v. Townsend, Crane & Co. 30 Ga. 90 1860 0 deceit Georgia
Reid v. Butt 25 Ga. 28 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Carroll v. Carroll 25 Ga. 260 1858 0 Wife Restrains husband from selling certain slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Boisseau v. Aldridges 32 Va. 222 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hose v. King 24 Ga. 424 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia