Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Washington v. Barnes 41 Ga. 307 1870 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Pascal v. Jones 41 Ga. 220 1870 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Bingham v. Waterhouse 32 Tex. 468 1870 0 Texas
Webster v. Heard 32 Tex. 685 1870 1 Texas
Succession of Wilder 22 La. Ann. 219 1870 0 Marriage contract, property Louisiana
Barrow v. Heirs of Bird 22 La. Ann. 407 1870 0 Wills, property Louisiana
Lynch v. Heirs of Lynch 23 La. Ann. 242 1871 0 Property/Inheritance Louisiana
Lane v. Roselius 23 La. Ann. 258 1871 0 Property Louisiana
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Division of an estate Mississippi
Webster v. Corbett 34 Tex. 263 1871 0 Texas
Henslie v. State 50 Tenn. 202 1871 0 Tennessee
Redus v. Hayden 43 Miss. 614 1871 0 Confirmation of the sale of slaves Mississippi
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Young v. Cavitt 54 Tenn. 18 1871 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian Mississippi