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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sullivan v. Hugly 32 Ga. 316 1861 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. State ex rel. Saunders 15 Ga. 518 1854 0 Possessory warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Ball v. Wallace 32 Ga. 170 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. The Reindeer 2 Cliff. 57 1861 0 United States
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Obstruction action for injury Supreme Court of Georgia
Dement v. Scott 39 Tenn. 367 1859 0 Tennessee
Bradley v. Lowry 17 S.C. Eq. 1 1842 0 South Carolina
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Jones & Jones 8 Ark. 109 1847 0 Loaned enslaved person disptue Arkansas
Galt v. Dibrell 18 Tenn. 146 1836 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 1874 0 Tennessee
West v. Lanier 28 Tenn. 762 1849 0 Tennessee
Whitson v. Gray 40 Tenn. 441 1859 0 Tennessee
State v. Whitfield 70 N.C. 356 1874 0 Larceny North Carolina
Couch v. Jones 49 N.C. 402 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Largent v. Berry 48 N.C. 531 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
State v. Henry 31 N.C. 463 1849 0 Burglary North Carolina
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 Indictment for high-way robbery North Carolina
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina