Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jameson v. McCoy 52 Tenn. 108 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
Berry v. Alsop 45 Miss. 1 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves were competent to be parties to an estate settlement Mississippi
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. State 44 Ga. 263 1871 0 larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Blanton v. Hall 49 Tenn. 423 1871 0 Tennessee
Sheffield v. Gordon 34 Tex. 530 1871 0 Texas
Green v. Lanier 52 Tenn. 662 1871 0 Tennessee
Logan v. Goodall 42 Ga. 95 1871 0 Trust and Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of Georgia
Andrews v. Page 50 Tenn. 653 1871 0 Tennessee
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Vick 49 Tenn. 476 1871 0 Tennessee
Ellis v. Rachels 42 Ga. 175 1871 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Mathews v. Springer 16 F. Cas. 1096 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves could accept benefits left to them in a will United States
Hunter v. State 43 Ga. 483 1871 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Taylor v. McDaniel 51 Tenn. 545 1871 0 Tennessee