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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Robertson v. Simmons 51 Tenn. 135 1871 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Jourdan 43 Ga. 316 1871 0 Will and Executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Dumas v. Pepper 43 Ga. 361 1871 0 Equity action Georgia
Parker v. King 43 Ga. 299 1871 0 Estoppel, damages for slave lost Supreme Court of Georgia
Hoover v. Brem 43 Miss. 603 1871 0 Effect of emancipation on a legacy left to an enslaved father and daughter Mississippi
Venable v. Craig 44 Ga. 437 1871 0 Libel action Supreme Court of Georgia
Pound v. State 43 Ga. 88 1871 0 Indictment for murder Georgia
Berry v. Alsop 45 Miss. 1 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves were competent to be parties to an estate settlement Mississippi
Smith v. Doe 33 Md. 442 1871 0 Maryland
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons E.D. Ark.
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
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
Jones v. Jones 36 Md. 447 1872 0 Maryland