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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mosby v. Wall 23 Miss. 81 1851 1 Mississippi
Portevant v. Pendleton's Administrators 23 Miss. 25 1851 0 Recovery for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Pinson v. Williams 23 Miss. 64 1851 0 Division of estate (?) Mississippi
Parr v. Gibbons ex rel. Gibbons 23 Miss. 92 1851 0 Ownership of enslaved person given to married woman prior to her death Mississippi
White v. Johnson 23 Miss. 68 1851 0 Trover to recover enslaved persons Mississippi
Duncan v. Johnson 23 Miss. 130 1851 0 Distribution of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
James v. Elder 23 Miss. 134 1851 0 Whether slave traders are subject to a specific tax Mississippi
Kilcrease v. Shelby 23 Miss. 161 1851 0 Right of married woman to property after remarriage Mississippi
Craig v. Phipps 23 Miss. 240 1851 0 Issue arising from warranty (?) Mississippi
Baldwin v. Jenkins 23 Miss. 206 1851 1 Mississippi
Lawrence v. Hand 23 Miss. 103 1851 1 Mississippi
Mitchell v. Otey 23 Miss. 236 1851 0 Subjecting wife's separate property to pay husband's debts Mississippi
Prewett v. Dobbs 21 Miss. 431 1850 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Walker v. Gilbert 21 Miss. 693 1850 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Lacoste v. Pipkin 21 Miss. 589 1850 0 Human trafficking action Mississippi
Rice v. Maxwell 21 Miss. 289 1850 1 Mississippi
Nelms v. State 21 Miss. 500 1850 1 Mississippi
Scott v. Metcalf 21 Miss. 563 1850 1 Mississippi
McGill v. Bone 21 Miss. 592 1850 1 Mississippi
Neylans v. Burge 22 Miss. 201 1850 1 Mississippi