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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Johnson v. Walton 1 Sneed 258 1853 0 Tennessee
Sadler's Executors v. Green 11 Va. 26 1806 0 Property SC of Appeals VA
Leake v. Sutherland 25 Ark. 219 1868 0 Hiring of enslaved person by estate Arkansas
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
Ellis v. Thilman 7 Va. 3 1801 0 Malicious Prosecution SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Campbell 6 Va. 421 1800 0 Mortgages SC of Appeals VA
Herbert v. Alexander 6 Va. 498 1800 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Hammond v. Candler 22 Ga. 281 1857 0 forfeiture of slave Supreme Court of Georgia