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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hatto v. Brooks 33 Miss. 575 1857 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Mount v. Brown 33 Miss. 566 1857 0 Refusal to complete a purchase of slaves Mississippi
Denson v. Denson 33 Miss. 560 1857 0 Review of probate court bill Mississippi
Johnson v. Miller 33 Miss. 553 1857 0 Construction of portion of proceeds from will Mississippi
Steadman v. Holman 33 Miss. 550 1857 0 Entitlement of husband to wife's slaves Mississippi
Warner v. Warner 33 Miss. 547 1857 0 Forfeiture of right to life interest in slaves belonging to wife Mississippi
Stamps v. Green 33 Miss. 546 1857 0 Liability for bill for medical services rendered to slaves Mississippi
Work v. Glaskins 33 Miss. 539 1857 0 Right of wife to enforce promissory note due to her for sale of slaves Mississippi
Tarpley v. Wilson 33 Miss. 467 1857 1 Mississippi
Fox v. Matthews 33 Miss. 433 1857 0 Verbal sale of slaves in Louisina Mississippi
Garnett v. Kirkman 33 Miss. 389 1857 0 Forbearance on contract Mississippi
Norris v. State 33 Miss. 373 1857 0 Criminal charge for larceny of a slave Mississippi
Ned v. State 33 Miss. 364 1857 0 Trial of enslaved man for murder Mississippi
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Norcum v. Lum 33 Miss. 299 1857 1 Mississippi
Curry, Dismukes & Co. v. Kurtz 33 Miss. 24 1857 1 Mississippi
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Purchase by trustee from cestue que trust Mississippi
Goss v. Whitehead 33 Miss. 213 1857 0 Use of promissory note signed in blank to hire slaves Mississippi
Phipps v. Morton 33 Miss. 211 1857 0 Recovery of an enslaved woman Mississippi