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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Denson v. Autrey's Ex'r 21 Ala. 205 1852 0 Will & trust Alabama
Cecil v. Rose 17 Md. 92 1861 0 Maryland
Moon v. Stone's Ex'or 60 Va. 130 1869 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Hooper v. Edwards 20 Ala. 528 1852 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Ewing v. Sanford 19 Ala. 605 1851 0 Alleged Theft of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Frazer's Adm'r v. Bevill 52 Va. 9 1854 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Burch v. Stovall 27 Miss. 725 1854 0 Validity of will Mississippi
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Specific Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Davis v. Davis 30 Ga. 296 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cain v. Busby 30 Ga. 714 1860 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia
Isbell's adm'r v. Norvell's ex'or 45 Va. 176 1847 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Meacham v. Williams 9 Ala. 842 1846 0 Possession of Enslaved Person in Gift Alabama