Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Merriman v. Cannovan 47 Tenn. 571 1870 1 Tennessee
Vitteto v. Atkins 48 Tenn. 553 1870 1 Tennessee
Phelan v. Boylan 25 Wis. 679 1870 1 Wisconsin
Girdner v. Stephens 48 Tenn. 280 1870 1 Tennessee
Boon v. Rahl ex rel. Rahl 48 Tenn. 12 1870 1 Tennessee
Cate v. Cate 50 N.H. 144 1870 1 New Hampshire
Hopkins v. Spurlock 49 Tenn. 152 1870 1 Tennessee
Walter v. McNabb 48 Tenn. 703 1870 1 Tennessee
Succession of Hardesty 22 La. Ann. 332 1870 1 Louisiana
In re York 30 F. Cas. 811 1870 1 United States
Rankin v. Dulaney 43 Miss. 197 1870 1 Mississippi
Wiggle v. Owen 43 Miss. 158 1870 1 Mississippi
Hanks v. Neal 44 Miss. 212 1870 1 Mississippi
Butterfield v. Stanton 44 Miss. 15 1870 1 Mississippi
Commonwealth ex rel. Gordon v. Graham 64 Pa. 339 1870 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney-General v. Dillon 81 1/2 Pa. 41 1870 1 Pennsylvania
Simmons v. Thomas 43 Miss. 31 1870 1 Mississippi
Sully v. Nebergall 30 Iowa 339 1870 1 Iowa
Hoyt v. Swar 53 Ill. 134 1870 1 Illinois
Hill v. Erwin 44 Ala. 661 1870 1 Alabama