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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Felton v. Hill 41 Ga. 554 1871 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. State 44 Ga. 263 1871 0 larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Collins 44 Ga. 128 1871 0 Contract issue to recover damages Supreme Court of Georgia
Clay v. East, Tennessee & Virginia Railroad 53 Tenn. 421 1871 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Bankruptcy action Mississippi
State ex rel. Whitford v. Foy 65 N.C. 265 1871 0 Action on a bond North Carolina
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Division of an estate Mississippi
Kelly v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 278 1871 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Roselius 23 La. Ann. 258 1871 0 Property Louisiana
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Succession of Simon 23 La. Ann. 533 1871 0 Mortgage Louisiana
W. & H. Stackhouse v. Zunts 23 La. Ann. 481 1871 0 Consideration Louisiana
Smith v. Nelson 34 Tex. 516 1871 0 Texas
Lynch v. Heirs of Lynch 23 La. Ann. 242 1871 0 Property/Inheritance Louisiana
Breaux v. Parish of Iberville 23 La. Ann. 232 1871 0 Promissory notes Louisiana
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons E.D. Ark.
Pound v. State 43 Ga. 88 1871 0 Indictment for murder Georgia
Venable v. Craig 44 Ga. 437 1871 0 Libel action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wood v. Ross 43 Ga. 596 1871 0 Bribery Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. Stamper 43 Ga. 332 1871 0 Slave debts Supreme Court of Georgia