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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Plater v. Groome 3 Md. 134 1852 0 Maryland
Mason v. Deese 30 Ga. 308 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Jordan v. Murray 7 Va. 85 1801 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Powell v. Stratton 52 Va. 792 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Shivers v. Goar 40 Ga. 676 1870 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama
Tisdale v. Bailey 41 N.C. 358 1849 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Price v. Wilkinson's Ex'rs 10 Ala. 172 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Dodd v. McCraw 8 Ark. 83 1847 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Pinckard v. McCoy 22 Ga. 28 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Danley v. Edwards 1 Ark. 437 1839 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hughes v. Cannon 21 Tenn. 589 1841 0 Tennessee
Maxwell v. Miller 33 N.C. 272 1850 0 Action on a covenant North Carolina
Mason v. Jones 67 Va. 271 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Nixon v. Long 33 N.C. 428 1850 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Connell v. Vaughn 40 Ga. 154 1869 0 Relief agency Supreme Court of Georgia
Moye v. Albritton 42 N.C. 62 1850 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Miller v. Albritton 43 Ga. 273 1871 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA