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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Westmoreland v. Walker 25 Miss. 76 1852 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Waul v. Kirkman 25 Miss. 609 1853 0 Payment of debts secured by enslaved persons Mississippi
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Long v. Shackleford 25 Miss. 559 1853 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Pettibone v. James 25 Miss. 495 1853 0 Payment of expenses to manage plantation of estate Mississippi
Moody v. Doe ex dem. Harper 25 Miss. 484 1853 0 Introduction of records of sale of enslaved persons as evidence Mississippi
Barker v. Stacy 25 Miss. 471 1853 0 Proper notice of sale of property? Mississippi
Winston v. Otley 25 Miss. 451 1853 0 Omission of notice Mississippi
McCreary v. Hoopes 25 Miss. 428 1853 0 Levy of execution on enslaved person Mississippi
Young v. Young 25 Miss. 38 1852 0 Possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Liability for seizure and sale of property Mississippi
May v. Rockett 25 Miss. 233 1852 0 Vestment of enslaved persons after death of feme covert Mississippi
Dilliard v. Connoway 25 Miss. 230 1852 0 Failure to perform requirement of will Mississippi
Cherry v. Jarratt 25 Miss. 221 1852 0 Entitlement of executor to commissions Mississippi
Harvey v. Edington 25 Miss. 22 1852 0 Recovery of wife's title to enslaved person Mississippi
Aaron v. Davidson 25 Miss. 213 1852 0 Exemption of enslaved girl from a levy of execution Mississippi
Foy v. Foy 25 Miss. 207 1852 0 Collection of payment for enslaved person sold to a minor Mississippi
Norman v. Burnett 25 Miss. 183 1852 0 Trust in enslaved persons for estate Mississippi
Govan v. Binford 25 Miss. 151 1852 0 Enforcement of delivery of enslaved man Mississippi
Young v. White 25 Miss. 146 1852 0 Fraudulent conveyance of enslaved person Mississippi