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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clayton v. Akin 38 Ga. 320 1868 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 142 1826 0 Rape North Carolina
Armistead v. Swiney 1 Va. Col. Dec. 204 1732 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
Hambrick v. Crawford 53 Ga. 352 1874 0 Vacated order becuase of illegality Supreme Court of Georgia
Ragland v. Justices of the Inferior Court ex rel. Jones 10 Ga. 65 1851 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Tooke v. Hardeman 7 Ga. 20 1849 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Joyner 8 Ga. 562 1850 0 Injunction for equity of the slave bill Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Bowls 18 N.C. 437 1836 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Garlington v. Priest 13 Fla. 559 1869 0 Execution of a Bond Supreme Court of FL
Claytor v. Anthony 27 Va. 285 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Shaver 37 N.C. 238 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bourland v. Nixon 27 Ark. 315 1871 0 Debt for enslaved persons Arkansas
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Libel of intent to employ in slave trade District Court, S.D. New York
Thrash v. Hardy 31 Ga. 203 1860 0 Action of trover Suprem Court of Georgia
Robinson v. McDonald 2 Ga. 116 1847 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Kip 13 F. Cas. 220 1869 0 Will & Trust Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Reed 27 F. Cas. 727 1852 0 Fugutive Slave Act action Circuit Court, N.D. New York
Dunnaway v. State 17 Tenn. 350 1836 0 Tennessee
Dodge v. Manning 11 Paige Ch. 334 1844 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
United States v. Andrews 24 F. Cas. 815 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York