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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Wilkins 7 Ala. 589 1845 0 Claim of Property for an Enslaved Person who was Levied Alabama
Brown v. McCrary 30 Ga. 878 1860 0 claim for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Claim for services rendered SC of PA.
Wood v. Stephen 1 Serg. & Rawle 175 1814 0 Claim for freedom SC of PA.
Beers v. Dawson 8 Ga. 556 1850 0 Claim and Levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Black v. Lewis 30 Ga. 958 1860 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Marshall v. Morris 13 Ga. 185 1853 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Hodges v. Holiday 29 Ga. 696 1860 0 Claim and levy Georgia
Johnson v. McComb 49 Ga. 120 1871 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Hackett v. Green 32 Ga. 512 1861 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitaker v. Strong 16 Ga. 81 1854 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Hammond v. Myrick 14 Ga. 77 1853 0 claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Davis v. Bagley 40 Ga. 181 1869 0 claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamilton v. Caplan 69 Md. App. 566 1987 1 claim against estate Maryland
In re Estate of Carter 58 Va. Cir. 555 2002 1 claim against estate Virginia
Guillebeau v. Yeargin 254 Ga. 490 1985 1 civ. pro. (S.J.) Georgia
People v. Milka 211 Ill. 2d 150 2004 1 civ pro/mistrials Illinois
Ex parte Lewis 219 S.W.3d 335 2007 1 civ pro/mistrials Texas
Grady v. Corbin 495 U.S. 508 1990 1 civ pro--jeapardy United States
Levine v. Hans 923 S.W.2d 357 1996 1 civ pro/equity Missouri