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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clayton v. Thompson 13 Ga. 206 1853 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
McDaniel v. Strohecker 19 Ga. 432 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. Chappell 16 Ga. 16 1854 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Merchants' Bank v. Davis 3 Ga. 112 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Chappell v. Causey 11 Ga. 25 1852 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Alabama
Nels v. State 2 Tex. 281 1847 0 Texas
Gilbert v. Hardwick 11 Ga. 599 1852 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Vance v. Crawford 4 Ga. 445 1848 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Garlington v. Priest 13 Fla. 559 1869 0 Supreme Court of FL
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Mississippi
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Mississippi
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Mississippi
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Mississippi
Blackwell v. Wilkinson 1 Jefferson 73 1768 0 General Ct. of VA
Ragan v. Gray 27 Miss. 645 1854 0 Mississippi
Robinson v. Farrelly 16 Ala. 472 1849 0 Alabama
Goddard v. Long 13 Miss. 782 1846 0 Mississippi
Whitley v. Stephenson 38 Miss. 113 1859 0 Mississippi