All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Mitchell v. Evans 6 Miss. 548 1841 0 Recovery of slave dispute Mississippi
Peter v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 249 1872 0 Indictment against slave for murder Mississippi
Fatheree v. Lawrence 33 Miss. 585 1857 0 Probate of will Mississippi
Ellis v. McBride 27 Miss. 155 1854 0 Division of fraudulently conveyed property Mississippi
Lyon v. Knott 26 Miss. 548 1853 0 Ownership of enslaved persons Mississippi
Harmon v. Fleming 25 Miss. 135 1852 0 Right to abatement after death of enslaved persons Mississippi
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Kirby v. Calhoun 16 Miss. 462 1847 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Trotter v. White 18 Miss. 607 1848 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Woods v. Sturdevant 38 Miss. 68 1859 0 Gift of enslaved man from a parent to a child. Mississippi
Crisler v. Garland 19 Miss. 136 1848 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Ned v. State 33 Miss. 364 1857 0 Trial of enslaved man for murder Mississippi
Prewett v. Dobbs 21 Miss. 431 1850 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Brown v. Goolsby 34 Miss. 437 1857 0 Recovery of slaves in equity Mississippi
Conner v. Hull 36 Miss. 424 1858 0 Issues arising from gift of an enslaved man Mississippi
Simon v. State 37 Miss. 288 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in the case of a murder by a runaway Mississippi
Minor v. State 36 Miss. 630 1859 0 Whether enslaved man is entitled to a writ of error in non-capital cases Mississippi
Mahorner v. Hooe 17 Miss. 247 1848 0 Empanicapation of slaves by will dispute Mississippi
Magee v. Harrington 21 Miss. 403 1850 0 Action of detinue for a slave Mississippi