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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barker v. Stacy 25 Miss. 471 1853 0 Proper notice of sale of property? Mississippi
Curtis v. Blair 26 Miss. 309 1853 1 Mississippi
Steen v. Steen 25 Miss. 513 1853 1 Mississippi
McLauren v. Graham 26 Miss. 400 1853 0 Attempt to enforce an illegal contract Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 26 Miss. 134 1853 0 Distribution of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Right to proceeds from the sale of a runaway Mississippi
McLoskey v. Gordon 26 Miss. 260 1853 1 Mississippi
Pettibone v. James 25 Miss. 495 1853 0 Payment of expenses to manage plantation of estate Mississippi
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Requirements of will Mississippi
McCoy v. McKowen 26 Miss. 487 1853 0 Trespass for the beating of an enslaved woman Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Fraud in sale of mortgaged property Mississippi
Bush v. Stamps 26 Miss. 463 1853 1 Mississippi
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Consideration of deed Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Notice to creditor regarding mortgage Mississippi
Marshall v. King 24 Miss. 85 1852 0 Vested right to property (including enslaved persons) of a deceased married woman Mississippi
Roach's Executors v. Bennett 24 Miss. 98 1852 0 Use of wife's funds by husband for purchase of plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
White v. Graves 24 Miss. 166 1852 0 Replevin Mississippi
Turner v. Ellis 24 Miss. 173 1852 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Ratcliffe v. Dougherty 24 Miss. 181 1852 0 Gift of enslaved person from husband to wife Mississippi
Dilliard v. Connoway 25 Miss. 230 1852 0 Failure to perform requirement of will Mississippi