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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Nicholas 19 Va. 483 1817 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Pickett v. Chilton 19 Va. 467 1817 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Noel 19 Va. 460 1817 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Travis v. Claiborne 19 Va. 435 1817 0 Agency ? SC of Appeals VA
Dust v. Conrod 19 Va. 411 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Freeman v. Norwell 25 Ga. 359 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Gates v. McManus 33 Ga. Supp. 67 1864 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Whitaker 34 Ga. 6 1864 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McGlawn v. McGlawn 17 Ga. 234 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Childers v. Childers 21 Ga. 377 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrett v. Brock 27 Ga. 576 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. Horsey 5 Del. 131 1849 0 Trover of an enslaved individual Delaware
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