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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ingram v. Hurt 10 Ga. 568 1851 0 Levy of execution Supreme Court of Georgia
Nisbet v. Walker 4 Ga. 221 1848 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryan v. Walton 14 Ga. 185 1853 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Phœbe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Illinois
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Recovery of lands Ohio
Finney v. Sanford 41 Ga. 295 1870 0 Estate and slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Raines v. Childress 21 Tenn. 449 1841 0 Tennessee
Fowler v. Norman 21 Tenn. 384 1841 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Hopewell v. Cumberland Bank of Alleghany 37 Va. 206 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Randolph v. Hill 7 Leigh 383 1836 0 Action to recover damages SC of Appeals VA