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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Denson v. Autrey's Ex'r 21 Ala. 205 1852 0 Will & trust Alabama
Levy v. Levy 40 Barb. 585 1863 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Conner v. State 25 Ga. 515 1858 0 Indictment for stealing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooper v. Edwards 20 Ala. 528 1852 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. Beck 54 Ala. 329 1875 0 Trover Alabama
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Burch v. Stovall 27 Miss. 725 1854 0 Validity of will Mississippi
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Specific Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Moss v. Davidson 9 Miss. 112 1843 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Bayne v. State ex rel. Edelen 62 Md. 100 1884 0 Maryland
Buchanan v. Lloyd 88 Md. 642 1898 0 Maryland
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