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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Fones v. Rice 50 Va. 568 1853 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Eastman v. McAlpin 1 Ga. 157 1846 0 Bill of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
Irvin v. Howard 37 Ga. 18 1867 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Reinhart v. Miller 22 Ga. 402 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Hartell v. Searcy 32 Ga. 190 1861 0 Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Goss v. Eberhart 29 Ga. 545 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Akin 38 Ga. 320 1868 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 142 1826 0 Rape North Carolina
Armistead v. Swiney 1 Va. Col. Dec. 204 1732 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
Hambrick v. Crawford 53 Ga. 352 1874 0 Vacated order becuase of illegality Supreme Court of Georgia
Ragland v. Justices of the Inferior Court ex rel. Jones 10 Ga. 65 1851 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Tooke v. Hardeman 7 Ga. 20 1849 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Joyner 8 Ga. 562 1850 0 Injunction for equity of the slave bill Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Bowls 18 N.C. 437 1836 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Garlington v. Priest 13 Fla. 559 1869 0 Execution of a Bond Supreme Court of FL
Claytor v. Anthony 27 Va. 285 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Shaver 37 N.C. 238 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bourland v. Nixon 27 Ark. 315 1871 0 Debt for enslaved persons Arkansas