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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hicks v. Johnston 24 Ga. 194 1858 0 Will and Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Roberts v. Boylan 24 Ga. 40 1858 0 Personal Property 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
Parker v. Chambers 24 Ga. 518 1858 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
Wellborn v. Rogers 24 Ga. 558 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 24 Ga. 583 1858 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Cleghorn v. Love 24 Ga. 590 1858 0 Breach of Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Oliver v. Stone 24 Ga. 63 1858 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Heirs of Hoover v. York 24 La. Ann. 375 1872 0 Estate/Heirs Louisiana
Hiss v. State 24 Md. 556 1866 0 Maryland
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Right to possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Gully v. Dunlap 24 Miss. 410 1852 0 Recovery of bond on account of levy and sale of enslaved man Mississippi
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Notice to creditor regarding mortgage Mississippi
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Conveyance of enslaved persons on whom there is a levy Mississippi
John v. State 24 Miss. 569 1852 0 Proving ownership of deceased enslaved man in indictment of another enslaved man for his murder Mississippi
Jacocks v. Mullen 24 N.C. 162 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Kinsey v. Rhem 24 N.C. 192 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina