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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Talbert v. Melton 17 Miss. 9 1847 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Thomas v. Grand Gulf Bank 17 Miss. 201 1848 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Long v. Hickingbottom 28 Miss. 772 1855 0 Transfer of enslaved woman by feme covert Mississippi
Long v. Shackleford 25 Miss. 559 1853 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Wilkins ex rel. Gwin v. Wells 17 Miss. 325 1848 0 Action of detinue for slaves Mississippi
Fellows v. Griffin 17 Miss. 362 1848 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Grand Gulf Railroad & Banking Co. ex rel. Ingraham v. Conger 17 Miss. 505 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
James v. Dowell 15 Miss. 333 1846 0 False warranty of slave dispute Mississippi
Gayden v. Marshall 16 Miss. 489 1847 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Whitney ex rel. Stewart v. Whitney 15 Miss. 740 1846 0 Probate dispute Mississippi
Goddard v. Long 13 Miss. 782 1846 0 Injunction on property Mississippi
Cason v. Hubbard 38 Miss. 35 1859 0 Feme covert title to enslaved man Mississippi
Moseley v. Anderson 40 Miss. 49 1866 0 Replevin to recover enslaved woman Mississippi
Whitley v. Stephenson 38 Miss. 113 1859 0 Widow's right to property Mississippi
Vining v. Hall 40 Miss. 83 1866 0 Probate of lost/destroyed will, including the emancipation of slaves and provision for them in Ohio Mississippi
Donald v. McWhorter 44 Miss. 124 1870 0 Debit against administrator for the hire of enslaved man Mississippi