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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Doe ex dem. Shelton v. Hamilton 23 Miss. 496 1852 0 Disposition of enslaved persons under levy Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Hamilton v. State 35 Miss. 214 1858 0 Trial for larceny of an enslaved man Mississippi
Crowder v. Shackelford 35 Miss. 321 1858 0 Division of slaves as property Mississippi
Young v. Young 25 Miss. 38 1852 0 Possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Execution of levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Statute of limitations issue Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Ellis v. Murray 28 Miss. 129 1854 0 Writ of right to sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Ratliffe v. Collins 35 Miss. 581 1858 0 Wife's liability for husband's debts Mississippi
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
Govan v. Binford 25 Miss. 151 1852 0 Enforcement of delivery of enslaved man Mississippi
Roach v. Anderson 28 Miss. 234 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved man Mississippi
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi
Watson v. State 36 Miss. 593 1859 0 Larceny of slaves by white man Mississippi