Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shepherd v. Brooks 23 La. Ann. 129 1871 1 Louisiana
Mastin v. Marlow 65 N.C. 695 1871 1 North Carolina
Lockhart v. Horn 15 F. Cas. 751 1871 0 Estate dispute United States
Mosely v. Tuthill 45 Ala. 621 1871 0 Action to vacate sale of property Alabama
Cotton v. Ulmer 45 Ala. 378 1871 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Billingslea v. Glenn 45 Ala. 540 1871 0 Final Settlement of Estate Alabama
Crumbley v. Searcey 46 Ala. 328 1871 0 Note of sale dispute Alabama
Cannon v. Brame 45 Ala. 262 1871 0 Trover for conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Hampton v. State 45 Ala. 82 1871 0 Marrital property dispute Alabama
Nunn's Adm'r v. Givhan's Adm'r 45 Ala. 370 1871 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Hightower v. Moore 46 Ala. 466 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Smith v. Smith 45 Ala. 264 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Foley v. McDonald 46 Miss. 238 1871 0 Distribution of slaves that were later emancipated Mississippi
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Scruggs & Lindsay v. Orme 46 Ala. 533 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Wharton v. Cunningham 46 Ala. 590 1871 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Shropshire v. Burns 46 Ala. 108 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Sanders v. Cabaniss 45 Ala. 563 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Ward v. Yonge 45 Ala. 474 1871 0 Action against adminstrator of estate Alabama
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States