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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Coppage v. Barnett 34 Miss. 621 1857 0 Validity of a gift of slaves Mississippi
Stanton v. Green 34 Miss. 576 1857 0 Fraudulent conveyance of property including slaves Mississippi
Abbey v. Commercial Bank of New Orleans 34 Miss. 571 1857 1 Mississippi
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
Harper v. Bibb 34 Miss. 472 1857 1 Mississippi
Turner's Admrs. v. Herron 34 Miss. 460 1857 0 Damages for fraudulent removal of slaves Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Cook v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 451 1857 1 Mississippi
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Statute of limitations issue Mississippi
Brown v. Goolsby 34 Miss. 437 1857 0 Recovery of slaves in equity Mississippi
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Fraudulent representation of property in sale of enslaved woman and child Mississippi
Shewalter v. Ford 34 Miss. 417 1857 0 Recovery of value of a slave after false warranty of soundness Mississippi
Odom v. Harris 34 Miss. 410 1857 0 Avoiding deed in action of replevin Mississippi
Williamson v. Downs 34 Miss. 402 1857 0 Anticipation of surplus of mortgaged property Mississippi
Newell v. Newell 34 Miss. 385 1857 0 Replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Coopwood v. Morgan 34 Miss. 368 1857 1 Mississippi
Bass v. Taylor 34 Miss. 342 1857 1 Mississippi
Sprott v. Baldwin 34 Miss. 327 1857 1 Mississippi