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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Jones v. Parks 22 Ala. 446 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Blake v. Irwin 3 Ga. 345 1847 0 Marriage and will Supreme Court of Georgia
Fitzpatrick v. Hearne 44 Ala. 171 1870 0 Warranty with Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Adams v. Garrett 12 Ala. 229 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Jay v. Stein 49 Ala. 514 1873 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ransone v. Grist 40 Ga. 241 1869 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Woolfolk v. Beatly 18 Ga. 520 1855 0 injunction Supreme Court of Georgia
Meacham v. Williams 9 Ala. 842 1846 0 Possession of Enslaved Person in Gift Alabama
Sprigg v. Negro Marx 3 H. & J. 491 1814 0 0 Maryland
Mapp v. Thompson 9 Ga. 42 1850 0 Levy and claim Georgia
Gibson v. State 35 Ga. 224 1866 0 motion to end indictment Supreme Court of Georgia
Wheeler v. Stone 4 Gill 38 1846 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 7 Gill 10 1848 0 Maryland
Hayden v. Burch 9 Gill 79 1850 0 Maryland
Blassingame v. Rose 34 Ga. 418 1866 0 appeal for property debt Georgia