Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gaines v. New Orleans 9 F. Cas. 1051 1871 1 United States
Deville v. Hayes 23 La. Ann. 550 1871 1 Louisiana
First National Bank of Selma v. Colby 46 Ala. 435 1871 1 Alabama
Pickens v. Bivens 51 Tenn. 229 1871 1 Tennessee
Clark v. Clark 65 N.C. 655 1871 1 North Carolina
Southern Express Co. v. McVeigh 61 Va. 264 1871 1 Virginia
Schofield v. Iowa Homestead Co. 32 Iowa 317 1871 1 Iowa
Shepherd v. Brooks 23 La. Ann. 129 1871 1 Louisiana
Bryant v. Rudisell 51 Tenn. 656 1871 1 Tennessee
State ex rel. Ripley County v. Register of Lands 48 Mo. 59 1871 1 Missouri
Sturgess v. Bissell 46 N.Y. 462 1871 1 New York
Green v. Collins 10 F. Cas. 1093 1871 1 United States
Maynard v. State 46 Ala. 85 1871 1 Alabama
Hart v. Logan 49 Mo. 47 1871 1 Missouri
McDonald & Co. v. Wells 23 La. Ann. 189 1871 1 Louisiana
Smith v. Commonwealth 62 Va. 809 1871 1 Virginia
Elmore v. Brooks 53 Tenn. 45 1871 1 Tennessee
Blosser v. Harshbarger 62 Va. 214 1871 1 Virginia
Ruohs v. Backer's 53 Tenn. 395 1871 1 Tennessee
Oxford Iron Co. v. Spradley 46 Ala. 98 1871 1 Alabama