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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bowers v. Williams 34 Miss. 324 1857 1 Mississippi
Bridges v. Maxwell 34 Miss. 309 1857 0 Slaves removed from property by administrators Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Brown, Bros. v. Freeland 34 Miss. 181 1857 1 Mississippi
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Deed in consideration Mississippi
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
Cocke v. Rucks 34 Miss. 105 1857 0 Legal title to slave Mississippi
Fairly v. Thompson 34 Miss. 101 1857 0 Setting aside of decree in probate court obtained by fraud Mississippi
Bright v. State 349 So. 2d 503 1977 1 Mississippi
Mansell v. Gross 345 So. 2d 1315 1977 1 Mississippi
Lagarde v. Lagarde 33 So. 3d 1169 2009 1 Mississippi
Billingslea v. Young 33 Miss. 95 1857 0 Issues in separate estate of the wife including slaves Mississippi
Carradine v. Carradine 33 Miss. 698 1857 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Magee v. Catching 33 Miss. 672 1857 0 Right to repurchase Mississippi
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Execution of deed when multiple parties have interest Mississippi
Shipp v. Wheeless 33 Miss. 646 1857 0 Purchaser seeking recission of contract Mississippi
Fatheree v. Lawrence 33 Miss. 585 1857 0 Probate of will Mississippi
Lovelady v. Davis 33 Miss. 577 1857 0 Payment of legacy Mississippi