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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Guion v. Doherty 43 Miss. 538 1871 0 Coverture Mississippi
Mims v. Ross 42 Ga. 121 1871 0 delivery of possession Supreme Court of Georgia
Sutton v. Owen 65 N.C. 123 1871 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Young v. Cavitt 54 Tenn. 18 1871 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Albritton 43 Ga. 273 1871 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian Mississippi
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Salter v. Howard 43 Ga. 601 1871 0 Emancipation of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Byrd v. Byrd 44 Ga. 258 1871 0 Conveyance Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Nunn's Adm'r v. Givhan's Adm'r 45 Ala. 370 1871 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Johnson 53 Tenn. 240 1871 0 Tennessee
Erwin v. Western North Carolina Rail Road 65 N.C. 79 1871 0 Action to recover value of a slave North Carolina
Bowen v. Bonner 45 Miss. 10 1871 0 Right of action of executor for notes for the purchase of slaves Mississippi
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hilliard v. Moore 65 N.C. 540 1871 0 Promissory Note North Carolina
Minor v. Clark 43 Ga. 428 1871 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Smith 45 Ala. 264 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama