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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Steppacher v. Reneau 25 Miss. 114 1852 0 Recovery for breach of covenant Mississippi
Harder v. Archer 28 Miss. 212 1854 0 Posession of enslaved persons in estate. Mississippi
Plummer v. Plummer 37 Miss. 185 1859 0 Decree obtained by fraud in division of property Mississippi
Mitchell v. Wells 37 Miss. 235 1859 0 Slave asserting freedom by nature of having lived in free state Mississippi
George v. State 37 Miss. 316 1859 0 Rape of an enslaved woman by an enslaved man Mississippi
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master Mississippi
Coppage v. Barnett 34 Miss. 621 1857 0 Validity of a gift of slaves Mississippi
May v. Rockett 25 Miss. 233 1852 0 Vestment of enslaved persons after death of feme covert Mississippi
Barker v. Stacy 25 Miss. 471 1853 0 Proper notice of sale of property? Mississippi
Cheairs v. Smith 37 Miss. 646 1859 0 Whether a provision for emancipation voids an entire will Mississippi
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Green v. Green 11 Miss. 256 1844 0 Estate property dispute Mississippi
Wharton v. Conger 17 Miss. 510 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Chilton v. Cox 15 Miss. 791 1846 0 Lien upon slave dispute Mississippi
Haughton v. Brandon 40 Miss. 729 1866 0 Construction of last will and testament Mississippi
Dancey v. Sugg 46 Miss. 606 1872 0 Evidence in a case regarding sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Hampton v. Rather 30 Miss. 193 1855 0 Replevin for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Wash v. State 22 Miss. 120 1850 0 Whether proof that an enslaved man was owned by a person was enough to uphold capital conviction Mississippi
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Sharp v. Maxwell 30 Miss. 589 1856 0 What qualifies as separate estate of husband and wife Mississippi