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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Reynolds v. Nelson 41 Miss. 83 1866 0 Division and partition of land and slaves Mississippi
Garnett v. Kirkman 41 Miss. 94 1866 0 Trial regarding last will and testament providing for sale of slaves Mississippi
Hendricks v. James 421 So. 2d 1031 1982 1 Mississippi
Jackson v. State 426 So. 2d 405 1983 1 Mississippi
Richardson v. Langley 426 So. 2d 780 1983 1 Mississippi
Williams v. Ratcliff 42 Miss. 145 1868 1 Mississippi
Ingersoll v. Ingersoll 42 Miss. 155 1868 1 Mississippi
West v. Gibbs 42 Miss. 168 1868 0 Administration of an estate Mississippi
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Annual account of guardian for managed estate, including slaves Mississippi
Martin v. Williams 42 Miss. 210 1868 1 Mississippi
Beaman v. Board of Police 42 Miss. 237 1868 1 Mississippi
Drane v. Board of Police 42 Miss. 264 1868 1 Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bowen 42 Miss. 28 1868 1 Mississippi
Shaw v. Brown 42 Miss. 309 1868 0 Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation Mississippi
Williams v. State 42 Miss. 328 1868 1 Mississippi
Carotti v. State 42 Miss. 334 1868 1 Mississippi
Quin v. Coleman 42 Miss. 386 1869 1 Mississippi
Bowen v. Bailey 42 Miss. 405 1869 1 Mississippi
Mason v. O'Brien 42 Miss. 420 1869 1 Mississippi
Vicksburg & Meridian R. R. v. Green 42 Miss. 436 1869 0 Admissibility of Emancipation Proclamation as evidence of a slave's emancipation for recovery purposes Mississippi