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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Botters v. Edrington 30 Miss. 580 1856 1 Mississippi
Winn v. Barnett 31 Miss. 653 1856 0 Fraudulent assignment of slaves in sale of estate Mississippi
Phipps v. Tarpley 31 Miss. 433 1856 1 Mississippi
Ruff v. Smith 31 Miss. 59 1856 1 Mississippi
Riggs v. State 30 Miss. 635 1856 1 Mississippi
M'Cutchen v. Miller 31 Miss. 65 1856 0 Issues in purchase of slaves in litigation at the time of purchase Mississippi
Patterson v. Edwards 29 Miss. 67 1855 1 Mississippi
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Emancipation of slaves via will, in contravention of state laws Mississippi
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Whether a husband is entitled to slaves of his wife after her death Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
McComb v. Gilkey 29 Miss. 146 1855 0 Execution of deed Mississippi
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Pennington v. Acker 30 Miss. 161 1855 0 Conveyance and sale of slaves Mississippi
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Evidence in faulty sale of enslaved boy Mississippi