Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Carter v. McGehee 20 F. Cas. 615 1867 1 United States
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
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
West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad v. Miles 55 Pa. 209 1867 1 Pennsylvania
Ballard v. Whitlock 59 Va. 235 1867 1 Virginia
Roberts v. Roberts 54 Pa. 265 1867 1 Pennsylvania
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
State v. Rankin 44 Tenn. 145 1867 1 Tennessee
Smith v. Garrett 29 Tex. 48 1867 1 Texas
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Will & Trust Court of Appeals of New York
State ex rel. Bruce v. Hodges 48 S.C.L. 256 1867 1 South Carolina
Glover v. Taylor & Co. 41 Ala. 124 1867 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Jones v. George T. Rogers & Son 36 Ga. 157 1867 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Vanderzee v. Vanderzee 36 N.Y. 231 1867 0 Will & Trust Court of Appeals of New York
Meade v. Black 22 Wis. 241 1867 1 Wisconsin
South-western Railroad v. Pickett 36 Ga. 85 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Courr of Georgia
Burts v. Duncan 36 Ga. 575 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bowman v. Worthington 24 Ark. 522 1867 1 Arkansas
Robertson v. Baker 11 Fla. 192 1867 0 Dispute over Title for Property Supreme Court of FL