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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Porter ex rel. Porter v. Blakemore 42 Tenn. 556 1865 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Miller 47 Ga. 346 1872 0 Executor to will Supreme Court of Georgia
Wooten v. Wilkins 39 Ga. 223 1869 0 Dying declaration - wills appeal Supreme Court of Georgia
Banks v. Booth 20 Va. 385 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 Evidence North Carolina
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Holt 8 Ga. 157 1850 0 Liability for injury cause Supreme Court of Georgia
Flowers v. Glasgow 2 N.C. 141 1794 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Fitzhugh's Administratrix v. Beale 18 Va. 186 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
State v. Weaver 3 N.C. 54 1797 0 Homicide North Carolina
Powell v. Glenn 21 Ala. 458 1852 0 Trover Alabama
Anonymous 1 N.C. 146 1798 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Hancock ex rel. Guardian v. Hovey 1 N.C. 104 1799 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
Beall v. Ledlow 14 Ala. 523 1848 0 Right of Property Alabama
Bennett v. Starnes 8 La.Ann. 78 1853 0 Judicial seizure, unpaid wages, property Louisiana
Mallery v. Dudley 84 Ga 52 1848 0 Trust Supreme Court of Georgia