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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Ransom 24 Miss. 504 1852 1 Mississippi
Lindsey v. Platner 23 Miss. 576 1852 0 Hire of enslaved persons from sheriff's sale Mississippi
Buckingham v. Levi 23 Miss. 590 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved persons by way of a writ of habeas corpus Mississippi
Steppacher v. Reneau 25 Miss. 114 1852 0 Recovery for breach of covenant Mississippi
May v. Rockett 25 Miss. 233 1852 0 Vestment of enslaved persons after death of feme covert Mississippi
Howcott v. Collins 23 Miss. 398 1852 1 Mississippi
Henderson v. Downing 24 Miss. 106 1852 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
State v. Farish 23 Miss. 483 1852 1 Mississippi
Lusk v. McNamer 24 Miss. 58 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved person Mississippi
Bland v. Muncaster 24 Miss. 62 1852 0 Sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Prestidge v. Pendleton 24 Miss. 80 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved persons and funds Mississippi
Singleton v. Garrett 23 Miss. 195 1851 1 Mississippi
Kilpatrick v. Kilpatrick 23 Miss. 124 1851 1 Mississippi
Kilpatrick v. Bush 23 Miss. 199 1851 0 Administrator removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
Bank of England v. Tarleton 23 Miss. 173 1851 0 Creditor's rights Mississippi
Wooten v. Clark 23 Miss. 75 1851 1 Mississippi
Bacon v. Gray 23 Miss. 140 1851 0 Recovery of enslaved person Mississippi
Burruss v. Fisher 23 Miss. 228 1851 1 Mississippi
Glenn v. Thistle 23 Miss. 42 1851 1 Mississippi