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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Whitten v. Knox 26 Ga. 560 1858 0 slave contractual dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Carter 53 Ga. 160 1874 0 slave contractual dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Elliott v. Blair 45 Tenn. 185 1867 0 Tennessee
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
Towles v. Towles 38 Tenn. 601 1858 0 Tennessee
Davidson v. Shipman 6 Ala. 27 1844 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
O'Conner v. Youngblood 16 Ala. 718 1849 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 1873 0 Tennessee
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Butler v. Rutledge 42 Tenn. 4 1865 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Galloway v. Galloway 61 Tenn. 328 1872 0 Tennessee