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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Town of East-Hartford v. Pitkin 8 Conn. 393 1831 0 Action in support of slave Connecticut
Turnipseed v. State 6 Ala. 664 1844 0 Cruel Punishment of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
King v. Kenan 38 Ala. 63 1861 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Partnership dispute Connecticut
Tate v. Protection Insurance Co. 20 Conn. 481 1850 0 Insurance dispute Connecticut
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Atkinson 14 Ga. 320 1853 0 Equtiy Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Ross v. Hawkins 29 Ga. 261 1859 0 Equity action Georgia
Doe v. Roe 30 Ga. 961 1860 0 ejectment attempt Georgia
Administrators of Ligon v. Rogers 12 Ga. 281 1852 0 Equity action Georgia
Babin v. Winchester 7 La. 460 1834 0 Louisiana
Echols v. Barrett 6 Ga. 443 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia