Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Covenant Alabama
Wells v. Bransford 28 Ala. 200 1856 0 Application of Probate of Will for Married Person Alabama
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama
Harkins v. Coalter 2 Port. 463 1835 0 Hiring of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
McWhorter v. Lewis 4 Ala. 198 1842 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Williamson v Hill 6 Port. 184 1837 0 Contract dispute Alabama
McVay's Adm'r v. Ijams 27 Ala. 238 1855 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Hilliard v. Binford's Heirs 10 Ala. 977 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Hardy v. Toney 20 Ala. 237 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
McWhorter v. Donald 39 Miss. 779 1861 0 Probation of an estate Mississippi
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Execution of levy Mississippi
Pamela Equities Corp. v. Camp 127 Misc. 2d 395 1985 0 Notice of amendment of sheriff's return New York
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi
Kilcrease v. Shelby 23 Miss. 161 1851 0 Right of married woman to property after remarriage Mississippi
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
John v. State 24 Miss. 569 1852 0 Proving ownership of deceased enslaved man in indictment of another enslaved man for his murder Mississippi
Windham v. Williams 27 Miss. 313 1854 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons from the plaintiff Mississippi