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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Ponder v. Cox 28 Ga. 305 1859 0 Recovery for freedom Supreme Court of Georgia
Freeman v. Norwell 25 Ga. 359 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Hall 30 Ga. 386 1860 0 Separate Property Supreme Court of Georgia
Hose v. King 24 Ga. 424 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Reid v. Butt 25 Ga. 28 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Dorsett v. Frith 25 Ga. 537 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Slave tried for rape and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 note for hire of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. State 25 Ga. 301 1858 0 Coviction of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Crook v. Garrett 20 Ga. 664 1856 0 Recission of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. Chappell 16 Ga. 16 1854 0 Conveyance of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lingo v. Miller & Hill 23 Ga. 187 1857 0 Recovery for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McKinney v. Burns 31 Ga. 295 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Walton v. Jordan 23 Ga. 420 1857 0 Action of deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Jones 20 Ga. 699 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Feagin v. Beasley 23 Ga. 17 1857 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia