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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bass v. Ware 34 Ga. 386 1866 0 freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Riley v. Martin 35 Ga. 136 1866 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Butler’s Adm’r v. Hughes 35 Ga. 200 1866 0 Personal Property issue Supreme Court of Georgia
Gibbons v. State 36 Ga. 475 1867 0 Larceny Georgia
Smith v. Rosser 37 Ga. 353 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
South-western Railroad v. Pickett 36 Ga. 85 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Courr of Georgia
Dickinson v. Jones 36 Ga. 97 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Sparks 36 Ga. 445 1867 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Irvin v. Howard 37 Ga. 18 1867 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Sharp v. Bonner 36 Ga. 418 1867 0 Promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Moreland v. Hunley 37 Ga. 342 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Doe ex dem. King v. Roe 36 Ga. 199 1867 1 Georgia
Burts v. Duncan 36 Ga. 575 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Blodgett 35 Ga. 336 1867 1 Georgia
Newsom v. Tucker 36 Ga. 71 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wallace v. Walker 37 Ga. 265 1867 1 Georgia
Tucker v. Toomer 36 Ga. 138 1867 0 Title to slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Whatley v. Slaton 36 Ga. 653 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bass v. Freeman 36 Ga. 435 1867 0 Emancipation of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia