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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Williams 36 Miss. 545 1858 0 Power of husband over wife's slaves Mississippi
Block v. Cross 36 Miss. 549 1858 0 Jurisdiction of wife as to her separate estate Mississippi
Sorsby v. Vance 36 Miss. 564 1858 0 Construction of will Mississippi
Watson v. State 36 Miss. 593 1859 0 Larceny of slaves by white man Mississippi
Emanuel v. State 36 Miss. 627 1859 0 Entitlement of enslaved men to habeaus corpus after felony conviction Mississippi
Minor v. State 36 Miss. 630 1859 0 Whether enslaved man is entitled to a writ of error in non-capital cases Mississippi
Allen v. Miles 36 Miss. 640 1859 0 Accounting of separate estate of wife Mississippi
Lanehart v. Jeter 36 Miss. 650 1859 0 Interest of husband in slaves belonging to wife Mississippi
Lockhart v. Luker 36 Miss. 68 1858 0 Adverse possession of slave by defendant Mississippi
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Power of guardian over the property of his ward Mississippi
Beck v. Beck 36 Miss. 72 1858 0 Bill filed for effecting the division of slaves in a will Mississippi
Simpson v. King 36 N.C. 11 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Bird v. Graham 36 N.C. 196 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gunter v. Thomas 36 N.C. 199 1840 0 Contracts North Carolina
Thigpen v. Horne 36 N.C. 20 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina