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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Young v. State 7 G. & J. 253 1835 0 Maryland
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 947 1825 0 Action of debt Cir Ct, D of VA
Brazelton v. Turney 47 Tenn. 267 1869 0 Tennessee
Trowell v. Carraway 57 Tenn. 104 1872 0 Tennessee
Blackman v. Johnson 35 Ala. 252 1859 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Bryan v. Duncan 11 Ga. 67 1852 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Stimpson 45 Me. 608 1858 0 Larceny SC of Maine
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 Suit for subtraction of wages District Court, D. Maine
Johnson's ex'r v. Clark 5 Ark. 321 1843 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Shorter v. Cobb 39 Ga. 285 1869 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Dixon v. Allender 18 Wend. 356 1837 0 SC of Judicature of New York
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 SC of New York
Hardway v. Semmes 24 Ga 305 1858 0 Garnishment Supreme Court of Georgia
Collier v. State 39 Ga 31 1869 0 Attempted murderer and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Atkinson v. Farmer 6 N.C. 291 1813 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Dowd v. Montgomery 5 N.C. 100 1815 0 Gifts North Carolina
Polphill v. Neal 50 Ga 146 1873 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Adcock v. Patton 61 Tenn. 436 1873 0 Tennessee
Neal v. Pattern 47 Ga 73 1872 0 Property sale Supreme Court of Georgia
Rockwell v. Protor 39 ga 105 1869 0 Recovery for coat lost Supreme Court of Georgia