Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Phelps v. Murray 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 746 1877 1 Tennessee
Knolls v. Barnhart 71 N.Y. 474 1877 1 New York
Reeves v. Pulliam 68 Tenn. 153 1877 1 Tennessee
Gillaspy v. Peck 46 Iowa 461 1877 1 Iowa
Newman v. Mollohan 10 W. Va. 488 1877 1 West Virginia
Lyman v. Thompson 11 W. Va. 427 1877 1 West Virginia
Barger v. Buckland 69 Va. 850 1877 1 Virginia
Smith v. Scholtz 68 N.Y. 41 1877 1 New York
Richardson v. Brown 68 Tenn. 242 1877 1 Tennessee
Roberts v. Moseley 64 Mo. 507 1877 1 Missouri
Dunlap's Ex'rs v. Shanklin 10 W. Va. 662 1877 1 West Virginia
Baugher v. Eichelberger 11 W. Va. 217 1877 1 West Virginia
Edwards v. Ervin 2 Shan. Cas. 510 1877 1 Tennessee
Carter v. McArtor 69 Va. 356 1877 1 Virginia
Utterback's Adm'r v. Cooper 69 Va. 233 1877 1 Virginia
Wilson v. State 3 Tex. Ct. App. 63 1877 1 Texas
Schurtz v. Johnson 69 Va. 657 1877 1 Virginia
Merriman v. Cannovan 68 Tenn. 93 1877 1 Tennessee
Leake v. Benson 70 Va. 153 1877 1 Virginia
Sanders v. State 2 Shan. Cas. 606 1877 1 Tennessee