Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kelly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 235 1872 0 Mississippi
Hill v. Smith 48 Ala. 562 1872 0 Alabama
Stephens v. State 47 Ala. 696 1872 1 Alabama
Guthrie v. Brown 57 Tenn. 380 1872 0 Tennessee
Heirs of Brown v. Jacobs 24 La. Ann. 526 1872 0 Louisiana
Gardner v. Gardner 10 R.I. 211 1872 1 Rhode Island
Rea v. Twilley 35 Md. 409 1872 0 Maryland
Burton v. Wilkes 66 N.C. 604 1872 1 North Carolina
People ex rel. Hedgman v. Board of Registration 26 Mich. 51 1872 0 Civil Michigan
Kyle v. Riley 58 Tenn. 230 1872 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Sharp 29 Wis. 564 1872 1 Wisconsin
Hurt v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 645 1872 1 Mississippi
Burgner v. Burgner 58 Tenn. 729 1872 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Woodfolk 61 Tenn. 25 1872 0 Tennessee
Miller ex rel. Carlisle v. Land & Lumber Co. 66 N.C. 503 1872 1 North Carolina
Oliver v. Johnson 24 La. Ann. 460 1872 1 Louisiana
Starkey v. Hammer 60 Tenn. 438 1872 0 Tennessee
Petty v. State 65 Tenn. 610 1872 0 Tennessee
Isler v. Brown 66 N.C. 556 1872 1 North Carolina