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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Dozier v. Ellis 28 Miss. 730 1855 1 Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Entitlement to sue Mississippi
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
Moye v. Herndon 30 Miss. 110 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Turner v. Turner 30 Miss. 428 1855 1 Mississippi
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Stewart v. Stebbins 30 Miss. 66 1855 1 Mississippi
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
McWillie v. Kirkpatrick 28 Miss. 802 1855 1 Mississippi