Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Boshear v. Lay 53 Tenn. 163 1871 1 Tennessee
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 E.D. Ark.
Smith v. Hinson 51 Tenn. 250 1871 1 Tennessee
Gray v. Robb 51 Tenn. 74 1871 1 Tennessee
Alter’s Appeal 67 Pa. 341 1871 1 Pennsylvania
State v. Scarborough 2 S.C. 439 1871 1 South Carolina
Rainey v. Laing 58 Barb. 453 1871 1 New York
Langhorne v. Robinson 61 Va. 661 1871 1 Virginia
Johnson v. Drummond 61 Va. 419 1871 1 Virginia
Killian v. Badgett 27 Ark. 166 1871 1 Arkansas
Hale v. Horne 62 Va. 112 1871 1 Virginia
Riley v. State 43 Miss. 397 1871 1 Mississippi
Yancy v. Yancy 52 Tenn. 353 1871 0 Tennessee
Strang v. People 24 Mich. 1 1871 1 Michigan
Mollison v. Eaton 16 Minn. 426 1871 1 Minnesota
People v. Reagle 60 Barb. 527 1871 1 New York
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Smith 1 Walk. 88 1871 1 Pennsylvania
Board of Supervisors v. Gorrell 61 Va. 484 1871 1 Virginia
Saunders v. Gregory’s Heirs 50 Tenn. 567 1871 1 Tennessee
Glenn v. Clark 62 Va. 35 1871 1 Virginia