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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Smith v. Kershaw 1 Ga. 259 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Rachels v. Wimbish 31 Ga. 214 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Treadwell v. Phinizy 41 Ga. 63 1870 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pascal v. Jones 41 Ga. 220 1870 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Schley v. Lyon 6 Ga. 530 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Graybill v. Warren 4 Ga. 528 1848 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Neal v. Patten 40 Ga. 363 1869 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mayor of Columbus v. Howard 6 Ga. 213 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheppard v. Whitfield 50 Ga. 311 1873 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Mitchell 32 Ga. 623 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Walden v. McDonald 30 Ga. 542 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Carter 53 Ga. 160 1874 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mealing v. Pace 14 Ga. 596 1854 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Elder v. Ogletree 36 Ga. 64 1867 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Dunwoody 19 Ga. 237 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Alderman v. Chester 34 Ga. 152 1865 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Suprme Court of Georgia