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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Bryan v. Hickson 40 Ga. 405 1869 0 Equity action Georgia
Hampton v. Hampton 18 Ga. 513 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Molyneaux v. Collier 30 Ga. 731 1860 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Newsome v. Cogburn 30 Ga. 291 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Oliver v. Persons 30 Ga. 391 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Doe on dem of Barnes v. Haybarger 53 N.C. 76 1860 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
Shivers v. Palmer 14 Ga. 342 1853 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Perdue v. Ellis 18 Ga. 586 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Roby v. Boswell 23 Ga. 51 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilmore v. Johnson 29 Ga. 67 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Robson v. Jones 27 Ga. 266 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Stewart 20 Ga. 120 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanderlin v. Robinson 59 N.C. 155 1860 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Shields v. Anderson 30 Va. 729 1832 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lynch v. Thomas 30 Va. 682 1832 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Samuel v. Marshall 30 Va. 567 1832 0 Sut in equity SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'ors v. Anderson 30 Va. 348 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Watkins v. Watkins 24 Ga. 402 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Kitchand v. Davis 30 Ga. 686 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia