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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ex parte Smith 34 Ala. 455 1859 0 Writ of Prohibition Alabama
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Caraway v. Smith 28 Ga. 541 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved man for burning of property Mississippi
Governor v. Pearce 31 Ala. 465 1858 0 Negligence against Jailer Alabama
Doyal v. Smith 31 Ga. 198 1860 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Clopton v. Martin 11 Ala. 187 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Cravy v. Rawlins 8 Ga. 450 1850 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Rogers v. Wilson 1 Minor 407 1826 0 Assault and False Imprisonment Alabama
Derrick v. Kennedy 4 Port. 41 1836 0 Trespass Alabama
Dickinson v. Solomons 26 Ga. 684 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Webster v. Brazelton 31 Ga. 284 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Horton v. Mercier 31 Ga. 225 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Bennett v. Williams 46 Ga. 399 1872 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Fryer v. Dennis 2 Ala. 144 1841 0 Levy against enslaved person Alabama
Gathings v. Williams 27 N.C. 487 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hord v. Grimes 52 Ky. 188 1852 0 Kentucky
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gambill v. Campbell 59 Tenn. 737 1874 0 Tennessee