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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Thornton v. State 25 Ga. 301 1858 0 Coviction of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Mayor of Columbus 25 Ga. 610 1858 0 Tax on slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
McCune v. McMichael 29 Ga. 312 1859 0 Recovery of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lucas v. Lucas 30 Ga. 191 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Gresham v. Morrow 40 Ga. 487 1869 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Thrasher v. Anderson 51 Ga. 542 1874 0 Deed of gift Georgia
Bryan v. State 44 Ga. 328 1871 0 Indictment for unlawfully employing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Akin v. Anderson 19 Ga. 229 1856 0 Ejectment of property Georgia
Bennett v. Woolfolk 15 Ga. 213 1854 0 Bill for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia
Aven v. Beckom 11 Ga. 1 1852 0 Covenant action Supreme Court of Georgia
Moye v. Kittrell 29 Ga. 677 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Freeman v. Norwell 25 Ga. 359 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Perdue v. Ellis 18 Ga. 586 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryan v. Rooks 25 Ga. 622 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. Haddock 11 Ga. 258 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Duncan v. Webb 7 Ga. 187 1849 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Carlton v. Price 10 Ga. 495 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia