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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sheppard v. Sheppard 22 Ga. 426 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Meek v. Holton 22 Ga. 491 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Crawford v. Cato 22 Ga. 594 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Vanleer v. Fain 25 Tenn. 104 1845 0 Tennessee
Trotter v. Watson 25 Tenn. 509 1846 0 Tennessee
Arline v. Miller 22 Ga. 330 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Elam v. Rawson 21 Ga. 139 1857 0 levy action Georgia
Simmons v. State 4 Ga. 465 1848 0 accessory to theft of goods by slave Georgia
Ansley v. Pearson 8 Ala. 431 1845 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Spalding v. Grigg 4 Ga. 75 1848 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jordan v. Cameron 12 Ga. 267 1852 0 Will and Trust Suprem Court of Georgia
Smith v. Atwood 14 Ga. 402 1854 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Stephens v. Beal 4 Ga. 319 1848 0 Title of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Campbell v. Campbell 13 Ark. 513 1853 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Craft v. Jackson 4 Ga. 360 1848 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Foster v. Brooks 6 Ga. 287 1849 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Neal v. Kerrs & Hope 4 Ga. 161 1848 0 Promissory Note for slave Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia