Citing Slavery Project

Case Name	Citation	Year	Law Type	Jurisdiction
Whitehead v. Ducker	19 Miss. 98	1848	Purchase of slaves dispute	Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan	30 Miss. 492	1855	Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders	Mississippi
Gibson v. Green	45 Miss. 209	1871	Bankruptcy action	Mississippi
Young v. Pickens & Green	45 Miss. 553	1871	Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation	Mississippi
Martin v. Tarver	43 Miss. 517	1871	Power of administrator to pay or delay payment of debts for slaves	Mississippi
Storm v. Smith	43 Miss. 497	1871	Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian	Mississippi
McMillan v. Causey	43 Miss. 227	1870	Defective sale of a slave who was later emancipated	Mississippi
Redus v. Hayden	43 Miss. 614	1871	Confirmation of the sale of slaves	Mississippi
Jagers v. Griffin	43 Miss. 134	1870	Contract recision	Mississippi
Mayfield v. Barnard	43 Miss. 270	1870	Who bears the burden of the cost of an emancipated slave in a contract	Mississippi
Meek v. Perry	36 Miss. 190	1858	Will leaving slaves to a ward	Mississippi
Arthur v. President of the Commercial & Railroad Bank of Vicksburg	17 Miss. 394	1848	Will & trust	Mississippi
Texada v. Camp	1 Miss. 150	1824	Warranty dispute	Mississippi
Shaw v. Brown	42 Miss. 309	1868	Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation	Mississippi
Tucker v. Stites	39 Miss. 196	1860	Interpretation of a will	Mississippi
Fondren v. Durfee	39 Miss. 324	1860	Breach of warranty in the sale of a sick slave	Mississippi
Hancock v. Titus & Co.	39 Miss. 224	1860	Construction of will	Mississippi
Leggett v. Simmons	15 Miss. 348	1846	Trespass to recover value of slave	Mississippi
Bank of the United States v. Patton	6 Miss. 200	1840	Levy on slaves dispute	Mississippi
Davidson v. Jones	26 Miss. 56	1853	Consideration of deed	Mississippi