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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clayton v. Tucker 20 Ga. 452 1856 0 Will and Executor Supreme Court
Burch v. Burch 23 Ga. 536 1857 0 Testament and Will Supreme Court of Georgia
Glover v. Townsend, Crane & Co. 30 Ga. 90 1860 0 deceit Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hicks v. Johnston 24 Ga. 194 1858 0 Will and Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Cummins v. Boston & Gunby 25 Ga. 277 1858 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Stodghill 23 Ga. 590 1857 0 trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Hammond v. Candler 30 Ga. 275 1860 0 Status of Slave, freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
McCune v. McMichael 29 Ga. 312 1859 0 Recovery of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McLin v. Williams 28 Ga. 482 1859 0 Promisorry Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Turner 9 Ga. 112 1850 0 recovery for slaves Georgia
Foster ex rel. Tompkins v. Whitaker 12 Ga. 57 1852 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Solomon v. Breazeal 27 Ga. 200 1859 0 Conveyance of slaves Suprem Court of Georgia
Baynes v. Bernhard 12 Ga. 150 1852 0 action of covenant Supreme Court of Georgia
Harvey v. Anderson 12 Ga. 69 1852 0 Caveat to will Supreme Court of Georgia
Neal v. Patten 47 Ga. 73 1872 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia
Marshall v. Morris 13 Ga. 185 1853 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. State 44 Ga. 263 1871 0 larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Governor v. Daily 14 Ala. 469 1848 0 Enslaved Person acting as agent dispute Alabama