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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Benoit v. Brill 15 Miss. 32 1846 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
James v. Dowell 15 Miss. 333 1846 0 False warranty of slave dispute Mississippi
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Trespass to recover value of slave Mississippi
Wooten v. Miller 15 Miss. 380 1846 0 Sale of slave dispute Mississippi
Hutcheson v. Minis 15 Miss. 388 1846 0 Purchase of slave dispute Mississippi
Scott v. Freeland 15 Miss. 409 1846 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Carradine v. Collins 15 Miss. 428 1846 0 Gift of property dispute Mississippi
Gaines v. Smiley 15 Miss. 53 1846 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Pearson v. Moreland 15 Miss. 609 1846 0 Recovery of debt dispute Mississippi
McNutt ex rel. Moore v. Livingston 15 Miss. 641 1846 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 15 Miss. 663 1846 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Frost v. Doyle 15 Miss. 68 1846 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Whitney ex rel. Stewart v. Whitney 15 Miss. 740 1846 0 Probate dispute Mississippi
Ross v. Wilson 15 Miss. 753 1846 0 Lien on property Mississippi
Hester v. Hooker 15 Miss. 768 1846 0 Recovery for value of work completed by slave Mississippi
Berry v. Bland 15 Miss. 77 1846 0 Marital property dispute Mississippi
Chilton v. Cox 15 Miss. 791 1846 0 Lien upon slave dispute Mississippi
Carroll v. Renich 15 Miss. 798 1846 0 Martial rights to property dispute Mississippi
Branch v. Byrd 15 N.C. 142 1833 0 Action of trover North Carolina