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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bruner v. Sherley 27 Miss. 407 1854 0 Vestment of title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Kerr v. Laird 27 Miss. 544 1854 1 Mississippi
Prichard v. Martin 27 Miss. 305 1854 0 Overseer sues his employer for not allowing him to perform his contract Mississippi
Stewart v. Burkhalter 28 Miss. 396 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons by copartners absent order from probate court 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
Dozier v. Lewis 27 Miss. 679 1854 0 Lien on enslaved persons Mississippi
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance 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
Windham v. Williams 27 Miss. 313 1854 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons from the plaintiff Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 28 Miss. 409 1854 0 Whether enslaved persons are part of an estate Mississippi
Nabors v. McKay 27 Miss. 799 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Porter v. Duglass 27 Miss. 379 1854 0 Disposal of property in bankruptcy Mississippi
Henderson v. Warmack 27 Miss. 830 1854 0 Ownership of enslaved person Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Authority of administrator to sell enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Woods v. Ridley 27 Miss. 119 1854 0 Right of administrator to hire enslaved persons and rent land Mississippi
Rabb v. McKinnie 27 Miss. 98 1854 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Anderson v. Duke 28 Miss. 87 1854 0 Use of estate funds for purchasing property, including enslaved persons Mississippi