Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Sharp v. Maxwell 30 Miss. 589 1856 0 What qualifies as separate estate of husband and wife Mississippi
Richards v. Patterson 30 Miss. 583 1856 1 Mississippi
Botters v. Edrington 30 Miss. 580 1856 1 Mississippi
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Howell v. Gibson 30 Miss. 464 1855 1 Mississippi
Garner & Neville v. Myrick 30 Miss. 448 1855 1 Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Dubuisson v. Folkes 30 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Turner v. Turner 30 Miss. 428 1855 1 Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi