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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunter v. Talbot 11 Miss. 754 1844 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
Goddard v. Long 13 Miss. 782 1846 0 Injunction on property Mississippi
King v. State 40 Ga. 244 1869 0 Marriage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Davidson v. Moss 6 Miss. 673 1841 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Newman v. Montgomery 6 Miss. 742 1841 0 Conveyance of property dispute Mississippi
Cason v. Hubbard 38 Miss. 35 1859 0 Feme covert title to enslaved man Mississippi
Whitley v. Stephenson 38 Miss. 113 1859 0 Widow's right to property Mississippi
Vining v. Hall 40 Miss. 83 1866 0 Probate of lost/destroyed will, including the emancipation of slaves and provision for them in Ohio Mississippi
Slaughter v. Garland 40 Miss. 172 1866 0 Renunciation of widow of estate including slaves Mississippi
Donald v. McWhorter 40 Miss. 231 1866 0 Charge of an administrator with the hire of slaves not the property of the estate Mississippi
Micou v. National Bank 104 U.S. 530 1881 0 United States
Cocke v. Board of Police 38 Miss. 340 1860 0 Liability of a master for failure of slaves to work on public roads Mississippi
Whitfield v. Whitfield 40 Miss. 352 1866 0 Action of detinue to recover slaves Mississippi
Hagan v. Barksdale 44 Miss. 186 1870 0 Authority of administrator to incur debts for maintenance of estate Mississippi
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Joor v. Williams 38 Miss. 546 1860 0 Interest of trustee in estate Mississippi
Keaton v. Miller 38 Miss. 630 1860 0 Dispute over enslaved woman given as a loan to married couple Mississippi
Alexander v. Moye 38 Miss. 640 1860 0 Bill to rescind defective title Mississippi
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Indiana
Pugh v. Mordecai 41 N.C. 61 1849 0 Suit in equity North Carolina