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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Roberts v. Boylan 24 Ga. 40 1858 0 Personal Property Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Lewis 33 Ga. Supp. 61 1864 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lyons v. Stephens 45 Ga. 141 1872 0 Misrepresentation of contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Grady v. State 11 Ga. 253 1852 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Simmons v. Byrd 49 Ga. 285 1873 0 Executor wasting the assets of the testator Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Collins 44 Ga. 128 1871 0 Contract issue to recover damages Supreme Court of Georgia
Cleland v. Waters 16 Ga. 496 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gorman v. Campbell 14 Ga. 137 1853 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Dacy v. Gay 16 Ga. 203 1854 0 Action brought for harboring slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. Wilson 21 N.C. 182 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Indictment for failure to abide by gradual abolition SC of PA.
Com. of Pennsylvania v. Chambre 4 Dall. 143 1794 0 Recovery for slaves SC of PA.
Collins v. Barksdale 23 Ga. 602 1857 0 Private Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Ellis v. Rachels 42 Ga. 175 1871 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Freeman v. Flood 16 Ga. 528 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Collier v. Lyons 18 Ga. 648 1855 0 Recovery for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hudgins v. State 26 Ga. 350 1858 0 Indicted for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Garland v. Rowan 10 Miss. 617 1844 0 Estate distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee