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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Abbot v. Abbot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 132 1729 0 Action of trover General Ct. of VA
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Outlaw v. Gilmer 27 Ga. 365 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Chisholm v. Lee 53 Ga. 611 1875 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Lemon v. Jenkins 48 Ga. 313 1873 0 testator of deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Shaw v. Smith 17 Tenn. 97 1836 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Walden 26 Ga. 249 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Cooper v. Mullins 30 Ga. 146 1860 0 recovery for injury caused on railroad Georgia
Field & Adams v. Lucas 21 Ga. 447 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Booty v. Brazier 22 Ga. 20 1857 0 Recovery for promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Beale v. Hall 22 Ga. 431 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Weathers v. Barksdale 30 Ga. 888 1860 0 Loan and Interest Supreme Court of Georgia
Griggs v. Daniel 30 Ga. 500 1860 0 Conveyance of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 21 Ga. 69 1857 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hammond v. Candler 22 Ga. 281 1857 0 forfeiture of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Pace v. Mealing 21 Ga. 464 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Calhoun v. Stokes 26 Ga. 325 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia