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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master Mississippi
Thomas v. State 37 Miss. 353 1859 1 Mississippi
Rocco v. State 37 Miss. 357 1859 1 Mississippi
McGuire v. State 37 Miss. 369 1859 1 Mississippi
Strawhern v. State 37 Miss. 422 1859 1 Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in title to enslaved woman Mississippi
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Recovery of the amount of promissory note Mississippi
Hughes v. Wilkinson's Lessee 37 Miss. 482 1859 1 Mississippi
Johnston v. Union Bank of Tennessee 37 Miss. 526 1859 1 Mississippi
Mitchell v. Woodson 37 Miss. 567 1859 1 Mississippi
Wilkinson v. Flowers 37 Miss. 579 1859 1 Mississippi
Pearson v. McMillan 37 Miss. 588 1859 1 Mississippi
Nichols v. Denny 37 Miss. 59 1859 1 Mississippi
Hogan v. Burnett 37 Miss. 617 1859 1 Mississippi
Kelly v. Weaver 37 Miss. 631 1859 0 Ursurious contract Mississippi
Cheairs v. Smith 37 Miss. 646 1859 0 Whether a provision for emancipation voids an entire will Mississippi
Kelly v. Davis 37 Miss. 76 1859 0 Will in probate Mississippi
Portevant v. Neylaus 38 Miss. 104 1859 1 Mississippi