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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clifton v. Holton 27 Ga. 321 1859 0 Inheritance of slave Georgia
Morris v. Stokes 27 Ga. 239 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia
Carpenter v. State 26 Ga. 622 1859 0 Receiving property without the owners permission Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. Winship 30 Ga. 879 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 27 Ga. 334 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme court of Georgia
Andrews v. Bonner 26 Ga. 520 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Outlaw v. Gilmer 27 Ga. 365 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Walden 26 Ga. 249 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Field & Adams v. Lucas 21 Ga. 447 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Booty v. Brazier 22 Ga. 20 1857 0 Recovery for promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Pace v. Mealing 21 Ga. 464 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Calhoun v. Stokes 26 Ga. 325 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheppard v. Sheppard 22 Ga. 426 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Meek v. Holton 22 Ga. 491 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Elam v. Rawson 21 Ga. 139 1857 0 levy action Georgia
Simmons v. State 4 Ga. 465 1848 0 accessory to theft of goods by slave Georgia
Spalding v. Grigg 4 Ga. 75 1848 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia