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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Tillman v. Chadwick 37 Ala. 317 1861 0 Trespass Alabama
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 1874 0 Tennessee
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Bowdre v. Jones 34 Ga. 399 1866 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Denson v. McLeroy 31 Ga. 536 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Robinson v. Schly 6 Ga. 515 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Pascal v. Jones 41 Ga. 220 1870 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Wright v. Zeigler 1 Ga. 324 1846 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hargroves v. Redd 43 Ga. 142 1871 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Scaggs v. Baltimore & Washington Rail Road 10 Md. 268 1856 0 Maryland
Darden v. Maget 18 N.C. 498 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Maddox v. Simmons & Griffin 31 Ga. 512 1860 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Horn v. Ross & Leitch 20 Ga. 210 1856 0 Dispute over value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Mann v. Waters 30 Ga. 220 1860 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooks v. Harris 33 Ga. Supp. 81 1864 0 Slaves service to the Confederate army Supreme Court of Georgia
Hester v. Young 2 Ga. 31 1847 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia
Strain v. Wright 7 Ga. 568 1849 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Bullard v. Farrar 33 Ga. 620 1863 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Abernathy 44 N.C. 428 1853 0 Indictment for buying and receiving goods from a slave North Carolina