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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. Matthews 7 Ga. 149 1849 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Tarry v. Brown 34 Ala. 159 1859 0 Trespass Alabama
Tobin v. Jenkins 29 Ark. 151 1874 0 Challenge to will Arkansas
Wier v. Buford 8 Ala. 134 1845 0 Role of Agency in Contract Negotiation Alabama
Green, Tracy & Co. v. Ingram 16 Ga. 164 1854 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Commonwealth v. Griffith 19 Mass. 11 1823 0 False imprisonment Massachusetts
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Recovery for slaves Court of Appeals of New York
State v. Harris 63 N.C. 1 1868 0 Murder North Carolina
Caldwell v. Pickens' Adm'r 39 Ala. 514 1864 0 Recovery for Enslaved Persons Alabama
Cameron v. Cameron 18 Miss. 394 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
McRae v. Pegues 4 Ala. 158 1842 0 Gift of enslaved persons Alabama
Ex parte Smith 34 Ala. 455 1859 0 Writ of Prohibition Alabama
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Caraway v. Smith 28 Ga. 541 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved man for burning of property Mississippi
Governor v. Pearce 31 Ala. 465 1858 0 Negligence against Jailer Alabama
Doyal v. Smith 31 Ga. 198 1860 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Clopton v. Martin 11 Ala. 187 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Cravy v. Rawlins 8 Ga. 450 1850 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Rogers v. Wilson 1 Minor 407 1826 0 Assault and False Imprisonment Alabama