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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hall v. Hall 27 Miss. 458 1854 0 Trover to recover value of enslaved man Mississippi
Tinnin v. Price 27 Miss. 619 1854 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Fraudulent sale of land bought using enslaved persons Mississippi
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Doe ex dem. Foute v. McDonald 27 Miss. 610 1854 0 Interest in enslaved persons Mississippi
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Henderson v. Downing 24 Miss. 106 1852 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Bruner v. Sherley 27 Miss. 407 1854 0 Vestment of title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Prichard v. Martin 27 Miss. 305 1854 0 Overseer sues his employer for not allowing him to perform his contract Mississippi
Vaugh v. Cox 27 Miss. 701 1854 0 Injunction preventing the removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
Butler v. Spann 27 Miss. 234 1854 0 Entitlement to possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 27 Miss. 704 1854 0 Whether wife is entitled to the distribution of husbands property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Garland v. Rowan 10 Miss. 617 1844 0 Estate distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Dozier v. Lewis 27 Miss. 679 1854 0 Lien on enslaved persons Mississippi
Sims v. Conger 39 Miss. 231 1860 0 Construction of contingency in will Mississippi
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Mundy v. Calvert 40 Miss. 181 1866 0 Distribution of personal property, including slaves Mississippi
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Downey v. Barnett 27 Miss. 409 1854 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons to be sold to execute deed Mississippi
Arnold v. Miller 26 Miss. 152 1853 0 Usurious contract Mississippi