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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Griffin 32 Ga. 81 1861 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrup v. Winslet 37 Ga. 655 1868 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Park v. Hardy 19 Ga. 127 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Tomlinson v. Darnall 39 Tenn. 538 1859 0 Tennessee
Planters' Bank of Tennessee v. Massey 49 Tenn. 360 1871 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Blair 45 Tenn. 185 1867 0 Tennessee
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Kit v. State 30 Tenn. 167 1850 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Scruggs 36 Ala. 670 1860 0 Recovery of Payment for Sercives of Enenslaved Persons Alabama
Wood v. Ross 43 Ga. 596 1871 0 Bribery Supreme Court of Georgia
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 1873 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 1850 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee