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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Husbands right to enslaved woman belonging to wife Mississippi
McKiernan v. Massingill 14 Miss. 375 1846 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
King v. Terry 7 Miss. 513 1842 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
Melton v. Howard 8 Miss. 103 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute 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
Lewis v. State 41 Miss. 686 1868 0 Liability of a master for enslaved man on bond Mississippi
Rowley v. Cummings 9 Miss. 340 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Redus v. Wofford 12 Miss. 579 1845 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Munford v. State 39 Miss. 558 1860 0 Double jeopardy in enslaved man's muder of a white man Mississippi
Kelly v. Miller 39 Miss. 17 1860 0 Insanity and evidence of such in determining validity of a will Mississippi
Jeff v. State 39 Miss. 593 1860 0 Assault and battery committed by enslaved man on his master. Mississippi
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Will leaving slaves to a ward Mississippi
Shaw v. Brown 42 Miss. 309 1868 0 Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation Mississippi
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Recovery of enslaved man in posession of creditors Mississippi