Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cotton v. Ulmer 45 Ala. 378 1871 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Hall v. Craige 65 N.C. 51 1871 1 North Carolina
Hampton v. State 45 Ala. 82 1871 0 Marrital property dispute Alabama
Lockhart v. Horn 15 F. Cas. 751 1871 0 Estate dispute United States
Wharton v. Cunningham 46 Ala. 590 1871 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Shropshire v. Burns 46 Ala. 108 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Lucas v. Brooks 23 La. Ann. 117 1871 1 Louisiana
Shepherd v. Brooks 23 La. Ann. 129 1871 1 Louisiana
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Lewis v. McNatt 65 N.C. 63 1871 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Hightower v. Moore 46 Ala. 466 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Murphy v. Harrison 65 N.C. 246 1871 1 North Carolina
Cannon v. Brame 45 Ala. 262 1871 0 Trover for conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Foley v. McDonald 46 Miss. 238 1871 0 Distribution of slaves that were later emancipated Mississippi
Ingersoll v. Campbell 46 Ala. 282 1871 1 Alabama
Ward v. Yonge 45 Ala. 474 1871 0 Action against adminstrator of estate Alabama
Mastin v. Marlow 65 N.C. 695 1871 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Smith 45 Ala. 264 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
Carpenter v. Keeter 65 N.C. 475 1871 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina