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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hammond v. Candler 22 Ga. 281 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Carlton v. Price 10 Ga. 495 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Clayton v. Thompson 13 Ga. 206 1853 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Merchants' Bank v. Davis 3 Ga. 112 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Alabama
Gilbert v. Hardwick 11 Ga. 599 1852 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Mississippi
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Mississippi
Robinson v. Farrelly 16 Ala. 472 1849 0 Alabama
Gilpin v. Smith 19 Miss. 109 1848 0 Mississippi
Byrd v. Wells 40 Miss. 711 1866 0 Mississippi
Herrington's Exr. v. Herrington 1 Miss. 322 1829 0 Mississippi
Osborne v. VanHorn 2 Fla. 360 1848 0 Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Pegram v. Isabell 11 Va. 387 1807 0 SC of Appeals VA
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 General Ct. of VA
Samuel v. Childs 4 D.C. 189 1831 0 United States
Wells v. Shipp 1 Miss. 353 1829 0 Mississippi