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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Curry v. Curry 30 Ga. 253 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Kimbrough v. Worrill 38 Ga. 119 1868 0 Contract dispute over slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Bass v. Ware 34 Ga. 386 1866 0 freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Young v. Carson 18 N.C. 360 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Grandison v. State 21 Tenn. 451 1841 0 Tennessee
Jerry v. Townshend 9 Md. 145 1856 0 Maryland
Sanders v. Ward 25 Ga. 109 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Lewis 33 Ga. Supp. 61 1864 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Simmons v. Byrd 49 Ga. 285 1873 0 Executor wasting the assets of the testator Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Collins 44 Ga. 128 1871 0 Contract issue to recover damages Supreme Court of Georgia
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gorman v. Campbell 14 Ga. 137 1853 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McChesney v. Bruce 1 Md. 344 1851 0 Maryland
Ellis v. Rachels 42 Ga. 175 1871 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Collier v. Lyons 18 Ga. 648 1855 0 Recovery for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hudgins v. State 26 Ga. 350 1858 0 Indicted for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Mann v. Macon & Western Railroad 32 Ga. 345 1861 0 Action to recover damages from railroad company for death of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Sewall v. Henry 9 Ala. 24 1846 0 Detinue Alabama