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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Freeman v. Bass 34 Ga. 355 1866 0 Purchase of skave Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Walton v. Jordan 23 Ga. 420 1857 0 Action of deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Lee v. McElvy 23 Ga. 129 1857 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Masters no longer have to give their approval for blacks to be brought before the court in criminal cases since abolition Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 note for hire of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Reid v. Butt 25 Ga. 28 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hose v. King 24 Ga. 424 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Dorsett v. Frith 25 Ga. 537 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. State 25 Ga. 301 1858 0 Coviction of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Hicks v. Johnston 24 Ga. 194 1858 0 Will and Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Parker v. Chambers 24 Ga. 518 1858 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
Hopkins v. Tilman 25 Ga. 212 1858 0 Breach of warranty Suprem Court of Georgia
Keaton v. Scott 25 Ga. 652 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Stodghill 23 Ga. 590 1857 0 trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Hammond v. Candler 30 Ga. 275 1860 0 Status of Slave, freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Ponder v. Cox 28 Ga. 305 1859 0 Recovery for freedom Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 30 Ga. 490 1860 0 Action for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA