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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Main v. Alexander 9 Ark. 112 1848 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Graybill v. Warren 4 Ga. 528 1848 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
Mayor of Columbus v. Howard 6 Ga. 213 1849 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Action against slave-owner Connecticut
Horn v. Ross & Leitch 20 Ga. 210 1856 0 Dispute over value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Hooks v. Harris 33 Ga. Supp. 81 1864 0 Slaves service to the Confederate army Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Illinois
Hester v. Young 2 Ga. 31 1847 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia
Commonwealth v. Levy 64 Va. 21 1873 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Delony v. Fort 45 Ga. 122 1872 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Marshall v. Morris 16 Ga. 368 1854 0 Lost of deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Burney v. Ball 24 Ga. 505 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gregory's Administrator v. Marks's Administrator 22 Va. 355 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Creditors of Spicer v. Spicer 21 Ga. 200 1857 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Irvin v. Howard 37 Ga. 18 1867 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Reinhart v. Miller 22 Ga. 402 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Hambrick v. Crawford 53 Ga. 352 1874 0 Vacated order becuase of illegality Supreme Court of Georgia
Jerby v. One Hundred & Ninety-Four Slaves 13 F. Cas. 550 1806 0 United States