Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Foley v. McDonald 46 Miss. 238 1871 0 Distribution of slaves that were later emancipated Mississippi
Officer v. Sims 49 Tenn. 501 1871 0 Tennessee
Jameson v. McCoy 52 Tenn. 108 1871 0 Tennessee
Ingram v. Ingram 52 Tenn. 541 1871 0 Tennessee
Wall v. Pulliam 52 Tenn. 365 1871 0 Tennessee
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Polk v. Pledge 52 Tenn. 371 1871 0 Tennessee
Hunter v. State 43 Ga. 483 1871 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Fleming v. Johnson 26 Ark. 421 1871 0 Sale of enslaved persons by estate Arkansas
Knott v. Knott 26 Ark. 444 1871 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Arkansas
Ward v. Yonge 45 Ala. 474 1871 0 Action against adminstrator of estate Alabama
Bryan v. State 44 Ga. 328 1871 0 Indictment for unlawfully employing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Calloway v. Hamby 65 N.C. 631 1871 0 Conveyance of Property North Carolina
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States
State v. Adams 65 N.C. 537 1871 0 Fornication & Adultery North Carolina
Bowers v. Bowers 51 Tenn. 293 1871 0 Tennessee
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Hollingsworth v. Tanner 44 Ga. 11 1871 0 Employment and payment for liability Supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Ivie 52 Tenn. 222 1871 0 Tennessee