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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi
Tucker v. Cocke 32 Miss. 184 1856 0 Who holds legal title to slaves under alleged trust Mississippi
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Action for purchase money for slave of slave after death of slave in purchaser's posession Mississippi
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Disputing an Injuction for the Hire Supreme Court of FL
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Hair v. Avery 28 Ala. 267 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Janney's Ex'or v. Stephen's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 11 1856 0 Suit in equity Special Ct of Appeals VA
Thornton v. Chisholm 20 Ga. 338 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Horn v. Ross & Leitch 20 Ga. 210 1856 0 Dispute over value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hutchins v. Brooks 31 Miss. 430 1856 0 Sale of slave belonging to estate Mississippi
Gully v. Hull 31 Miss. 20 1856 0 Investment of proceeds from sale of paraphernal property in purchase of enslaved women Mississippi
Fearn v. Shirley 31 Miss. 301 1856 0 Rights of feme coverts who are infants in property Mississippi
Parker v. Stovall 31 Miss. 446 1856 0 Recovery of slave levied upon Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Boring v. Rollins 20 Ga. 623 1856 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Van Vacter v. M'Willie 31 Miss. 563 1856 0 Right to posession of trust estate Mississippi