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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tilman v. Stringer 26 Ga. 171 1858 0 Action for value of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Alston v. Grantham 26 Ga. 374 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Terrell v. McKinny 26 Ga. 447 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Andrews v. Bonner 26 Ga. 520 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Cook v. State 26 Ga. 593 1858 0 Indictment for harboring slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Dickinson v. Solomons 26 Ga. 684 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 26 Ga. 704 1859 0 Action based on promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Smart v. Baugh 26 Ky. 363 1830 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Succession of Randall 26 La. Ann. 163 1874 0 Marriage laws/Property/Estate Louisiana
Johnson v. Nations 26 Miss. 147 1853 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Attempted murder by 3 enslaved persons Mississippi
Bacon v. Tyner 26 Miss. 190 1853 0 Vestment of property Mississippi
Thompson v. Ross 26 Miss. 198 1853 0 Perfection of execution Mississippi
Garrison v. Fisher 26 Miss. 352 1853 0 Title to enslaved woman in estate Mississippi
Calhoun v. Rail 26 Miss. 414 1853 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Right to proceeds from the sale of a runaway Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Consideration of deed Mississippi