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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Stevens v. Bransford 33 Va. 246 1835 0 Writ of fieri facias SC of Appeals VA
Young v. Carson 18 N.C. 360 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Worth v. M'Aden 21 N.C. 199 1835 0 Sales North Carolina
Ward v. State 37 Ala. 158 1861 0 Indictment for Gaming with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Lemon v. Wright 31 Ga. 317 1860 0 Action of conversion of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Bass 18 Ga. 130 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Sargent v. Caldwell 16 Ga. 64 1854 0 Slave contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanders v. Ward 25 Ga. 109 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Roberts v. Boylan 24 Ga. 40 1858 0 Personal Property Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Lewis 33 Ga. Supp. 61 1864 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lyons v. Stephens 45 Ga. 141 1872 0 Misrepresentation of contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Grady v. State 11 Ga. 253 1852 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Simmons v. Byrd 49 Ga. 285 1873 0 Executor wasting the assets of the testator Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Collins 44 Ga. 128 1871 0 Contract issue to recover damages Supreme Court of Georgia
Cleland v. Waters 16 Ga. 496 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gorman v. Campbell 14 Ga. 137 1853 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Dacy v. Gay 16 Ga. 203 1854 0 Action brought for harboring slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. Wilson 21 N.C. 182 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina