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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Blassingame v. Rose 34 Ga. 418 1866 0 appeal for property debt Georgia
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaulden v. Lawrence 33 Ga. 159 1862 0 contract dispute over slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardaway v. Semmes 24 Ga. 305 1858 0 Garnishment Georgia
Lewis v. McAfee 32 Ga. 465 1861 0 Action brought to recover cost of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gunn v. Janes 40 Ga. 175 1869 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia
Janes ex rel. Vanover v. Horton 32 Ga. 245 1861 0 Property (slave) not delivered to plaintiff Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Hollis 31 Ga. 143 1860 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Jourdan 43 Ga. 316 1871 0 Will and Executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Blake v. Irwin 3 Ga. 345 1847 0 Marriage and will Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Goar 40 Ga. 676 1870 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. State 48 Ga. 458 1873 0 Indictment offense of robbery Supreme Court of Georgia