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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sheffield v. Gordon 34 Tex. 530 1871 0 Texas
Knott v. Knott 26 Ark. 444 1871 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Arkansas
Andrus v. Randon 34 Tex. 536 1871 0 Texas
Wharton v. Cunningham 46 Ala. 590 1871 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Rogers v. Silas 42 Ga. 541 1871 0 slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Byrd v. Byrd 44 Ga. 258 1871 0 Conveyance Supreme Court of Georgia
Mosely v. Tuthill 45 Ala. 621 1871 0 Action to vacate sale of property Alabama
Salter v. Howard 43 Ga. 601 1871 0 Emancipation of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Scruggs & Lindsay v. Orme 46 Ala. 533 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Shropshire v. Burns 46 Ala. 108 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Cotton v. Ulmer 45 Ala. 378 1871 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Smith v. Smith 45 Ala. 264 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Dancy v. Martin, Cobb & Co. 23 La. Ann. 323 1871 0 Debts/inheritence Louisiana
W. & H. Stackhouse v. Zunts 23 La. Ann. 481 1871 0 Consideration Louisiana
Hightower v. Moore 46 Ala. 466 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Smith v. Henderson 23 La. Ann. 649 1871 0 Mortgage/issue w/mortgage of slaves who now were proclaimed free Louisiana
Foley v. McDonald 46 Miss. 238 1871 0 Distribution of slaves that were later emancipated Mississippi
Leaptrot v. Robertson 44 Ga. 46 1871 0 executor of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Mims v. Ross 42 Ga. 121 1871 0 delivery of possession Supreme Court of Georgia
Breaux v. Parish of Iberville 23 La. Ann. 232 1871 0 Promissory notes Louisiana