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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shaw v. Brown 42 Miss. 309 1868 0 Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation Mississippi
Drane v. Board of Police 42 Miss. 264 1868 1 Mississippi
Ingersoll v. Ingersoll 42 Miss. 155 1868 1 Mississippi
Beaman v. Board of Police 42 Miss. 237 1868 1 Mississippi
Herndon v. Henderson 41 Miss. 584 1868 0 Evidence of a contract for the sale of a slave Mississippi
Wharton v. State 41 Miss. 680 1868 1 Mississippi
Lewis v. State 41 Miss. 686 1868 0 Liability of a master for enslaved man on bond Mississippi
Williams v. Ratcliff 42 Miss. 145 1868 1 Mississippi
McMath v. Johnson 41 Miss. 439 1867 0 Status of a slave given as consideration on a promissory note after emancipation but prior to ratification of 13th amend. Mississippi
Capers v. McCaa 41 Miss. 479 1867 0 Conversion of property gained through the sale of slaves Mississippi
Jenkins v. State 41 Miss. 582 1867 1 Mississippi
Adams v. Westbrook 41 Miss. 385 1867 1 Mississippi
McFarlane v. Randle 41 Miss. 411 1867 1 Mississippi
Hamilton v. Lockhart 41 Miss. 460 1867 0 Charge of fraud in conveyance of land and slaves Mississippi
Bradford v. Jenkins 41 Miss. 328 1867 0 Warranty on sale of slaves Mississippi
Ware v. Houghton 41 Miss. 370 1867 0 Void of sale of slaves Mississippi
Ezelle v. Parker 41 Miss. 520 1867 1 Mississippi
Campbell v. Hays 41 Miss. 561 1867 0 Note given for the sale of slaves Mississippi
Murff v. Frazier 41 Miss. 408 1867 1 Mississippi
Melius v. Houston 41 Miss. 59 1866 1 Mississippi