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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sims v. Macon & Western R. R. 28 Ga. 93 1859 0 Recover value of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Gorman v. Hammond 28 Ga. 85 1859 1 Georgia
Ward v. Allen 28 Ga. 74 1859 0 Modification of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Supreme Court of Georgia
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Slave indicted for attempted murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Berry v. Cooper & Boykin 28 Ga. 543 1859 1 Georgia
Caraway v. Smith 28 Ga. 541 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Mulligan v. Bailey 28 Ga. 507 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
McLin v. Williams 28 Ga. 482 1859 0 Promisorry Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Howard v. Snelling 28 Ga. 469 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Brewton v. Smith 28 Ga. 442 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Bealle v. Day 28 Ga. 435 1859 0 action to recover slave Georgia
Hopkins, Allen & Co. v. Cooper & GilliLand 28 Ga. 392 1859 1 Georgia
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia
Edmonds' Ex'rs v. Goodwyn 28 Ga. 38 1859 0 Will and Testament Suprem Court of Georgia
Brown v. Weaver 28 Ga. 377 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Ponder v. Cox 28 Ga. 305 1859 0 Recovery for freedom Supreme Court of Georgia
Hunt v. Printup 28 Ga. 297 1859 0 Trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia