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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wadsworth v. Armfield 21 N.C. 323 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Newby v. Skinner 21 N.C. 488 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Phillips v. State 33 Ga. 281 1862 0 Larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Bowman v. Long 23 Ga. 242 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bethell v. Moore 19 N.C. 311 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Justices of the Inferior Court 15 Ga. 408 1854 0 indictment for selling liquor to slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hunter v. Stembridge 12 Ga. 192 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Weaver 28 Ga. 377 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cole v. Terry 19 N.C. 252 1837 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Martin v. Harbin 19 N.C. 504 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Henderson v. Touchstone 22 Ga. 1 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Brookin v. Brookin 34 Ga. 42 1864 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Sharman v. Jackson 30 Ga. 224 1860 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Lennard v. Boynton 11 Ga. 109 1852 0 Property action for death of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Manes v. Kenyon 18 Ga. 291 1855 0 written warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 Deeds North Carolina
Opinion of Judges Appleton and Kent 46 Me. 579 1861 0 Judicial opinion on fugitive slave laws SC of Maine
Whitaker v. Smith 33 Ga. 237 1862 0 Property action in real estate Supreme Court of Georgia
Fletcher v. United States 9 F. Cas. 274 1844 0 Double Jeapordy United States