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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Detinue for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Ballard v. Davis 31 Miss. 525 1856 1 Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Stokes v. Winslow 31 Miss. 518 1856 0 Action on bill of exchange payable to bearer Mississippi
Houston v. Crutcher 31 Miss. 51 1856 1 Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Greenwade v. Mills 31 Miss. 464 1856 0 Prosecution for theft of a slave Mississippi
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
Parker v. Stovall 31 Miss. 446 1856 0 Recovery of slave levied upon Mississippi
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Husbands right to enslaved woman belonging to wife Mississippi
Phipps v. Tarpley 31 Miss. 433 1856 1 Mississippi
Hutchins v. Brooks 31 Miss. 430 1856 0 Sale of slave belonging to estate Mississippi
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Statute of frauds in relation to trust executed on slaves Mississippi
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Tinnin v. Price 31 Miss. 422 1856 0 Evidence in recovery of slaves Mississippi
Pringle v. Hunt 31 Miss. 351 1856 0 Division of slaves remaining in estate by executor/administrator Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Gulledge v. Berry 31 Miss. 346 1856 0 Misapplication of funds of estate Mississippi
Campbell v. Webster 31 Miss. 345 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi