Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Succession of Huie 23 La. Ann. 401 1871 1 Louisiana
Carpenter v. Keeter 65 N.C. 475 1871 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Foley v. Bitter 34 Md. 646 1871 1 Maryland
Nunn's Adm'r v. Givhan's Adm'r 45 Ala. 370 1871 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
May v. Joynes 61 Va. 692 1871 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Cotton v. Ulmer 45 Ala. 378 1871 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Mosely v. Tuthill 45 Ala. 621 1871 0 Action to vacate sale of property Alabama
Murphy v. Harrison 65 N.C. 246 1871 1 North Carolina
Hightower v. Moore 46 Ala. 466 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Shepherd v. Brooks 23 La. Ann. 129 1871 1 Louisiana
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
Smith v. Smith 45 Ala. 264 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Booten v. Scheffer 62 Va. 474 1871 0 Contracts SC of Appeals VA
Raper v. Sanders 62 Va. 60 1871 0 Collusion to sell SC of Appeals VA
Sanders v. Cabaniss 45 Ala. 563 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Deville v. Hayes 23 La. Ann. 550 1871 1 Louisiana
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Foley v. McDonald 46 Miss. 238 1871 0 Distribution of slaves that were later emancipated Mississippi
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States