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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garland v. Stewart 31 Miss. 314 1856 0 Who is responsible for purchase price of enslaved woman who was "unsound" Mississippi
Stokes v. Winslow 31 Miss. 518 1856 0 Action on bill of exchange payable to bearer Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Detinue for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Statute of frauds in relation to trust executed on slaves Mississippi
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Judge of Probate v. Alexander 31 Miss. 297 1856 0 Who title of issue goes to in case of enslaved woman bequeathed via a will Mississippi
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Enforcement of judgment through execution levied on slave Mississippi
Greenwade v. Mills 31 Miss. 464 1856 0 Prosecution for theft of a slave Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Marlow v. Johnson 31 Miss. 128 1856 0 Equity of redemption in deed of trust Mississippi
Fenter v. Obaugh 17 Ark. 71 1856 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Byrd's adm. v. Belding's heirs 18 Ark. 118 1856 0 Declaration to change heirs Arkansas
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Husbands right to enslaved woman belonging to wife Mississippi
Tinnin v. Price 31 Miss. 422 1856 0 Evidence in recovery of slaves Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Disposition of wife's separate estate Mississippi