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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Flanders v. Meath 27 Ga. 358 1859 0 recovery for property damage Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Cannon 40 Tenn. 354 1859 0 Tennessee
Neal v. Patten 40 Ga. 363 1869 0 Emancipation of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Harvey v. Anderson 12 Ga. 69 1852 0 Caveat to will Supreme Court of Georgia
Mason v. Mason 33 Ga. 435 1863 0 Conversion of slaves Georgia
Riddick v. Cohoon 25 Va. 547 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Evans v. State 33 Ga. 4 1861 0 indictment for murder Georgia
Neal v. Patten 47 Ga. 73 1872 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia
Thrasher v. Anderson 51 Ga. 542 1874 0 Deed of gift Georgia
Ray v. State 15 Ga. 223 1854 0 Murder case involving slave Georgia
Lowe v. Morris 13 Ga. 165 1853 0 fee simple title for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Kershaw 1 Ga. 259 1846 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hollingshed v. Alston 13 Ga. 277 1853 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. State 1 Ga. 610 1846 0 Larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Laughlin v. Greene 13 Ga. 359 1853 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryan v. State 44 Ga. 328 1871 0 Indictment for unlawfully employing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Rich v. Mobley 33 Ga. 85 1861 0 Marriage property action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilkinson v. Williams 29 F. Cas. 1270 1850 0 Contracts/ Wills United States
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama