Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wharton v. State 45 Tenn. 1 1867 0 Tennessee
Wilson v. State 29 Tex. 240 1867 0 Texas
Gholson v. Blackman 44 Tenn. 580 1867 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
McLeod v. Board 30 Tex. 238 1867 1 Texas
Berry v. Blankenship 30 Tex. 380 1867 0 Texas
Wilkes v. Hughes 37 Ga. 361 1867 0 Contract dispute between a former slave and his master. Ben argued that he was not a slave at the time he worked for Angus Hughes. Supreme Court of Georgia
Cowan v. Cooper 41 Ala. 187 1867 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Brady v. Dilley 27 Md. 570 1867 0 Maryland
Modawell v. Holmes 40 Ala. 391 1867 0 Settlement of Guardianship Alabama
Smith v. Townshend 27 Md. 368 1867 0 Maryland
Scranton v. Conlie 29 Tex. 237 1867 0 Texas
Tabb's Curator v. Cabell 58 Va. 160 1867 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Presley v. State 30 Tex. 160 1867 0 Texas
Clarkson v. Booth 58 Va. 490 1867 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA
Harvey's Adm'r v. Steptoe's Adm'r 58 Va. 289 1867 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
McReynolds v. State 45 Tenn. 18 1867 0 Tennessee
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Glover v. Taylor & Co. 41 Ala. 124 1867 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Jackson v. Sparks 36 Ga. 445 1867 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia