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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. Beck 54 Ala. 329 1875 0 Trover Alabama
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Burch v. Stovall 27 Miss. 725 1854 0 Validity of will Mississippi
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Specific Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Moss v. Davidson 9 Miss. 112 1843 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Bayne v. State ex rel. Edelen 62 Md. 100 1884 0 Maryland
Buchanan v. Lloyd 88 Md. 642 1898 0 Maryland
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Jones v. Parks 22 Ala. 446 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Blake v. Irwin 3 Ga. 345 1847 0 Marriage and will Supreme Court of Georgia
Fitzpatrick v. Hearne 44 Ala. 171 1870 0 Warranty with Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Adams v. Garrett 12 Ala. 229 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Jay v. Stein 49 Ala. 514 1873 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ransone v. Grist 40 Ga. 241 1869 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia