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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hagan v. Barksdale 44 Miss. 186 1870 0 Authority of administrator to incur debts for maintenance of estate Mississippi
Pinson v. McGehee 44 Miss. 229 1870 0 Limitations on a continuing trust Mississippi
Vasser v. Henderson 40 Miss. 519 1866 0 Creditor collection on debts owed for purchase of slaves Mississippi
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Joor v. Williams 38 Miss. 546 1860 0 Interest of trustee in estate Mississippi
Foley v. McDonald 46 Miss. 238 1871 0 Distribution of slaves that were later emancipated Mississippi
Keaton v. Miller 38 Miss. 630 1860 0 Dispute over enslaved woman given as a loan to married couple Mississippi
Alexander v. Moye 38 Miss. 640 1860 0 Bill to rescind defective title Mississippi
Evans v. Fisher 40 Miss. 643 1866 0 Payment of debts for slaves freed through emancipation Mississippi
Byrd v. Wells 40 Miss. 711 1866 0 Issues involving payment of debts of estate by executor/administrator Mississippi
Roach v. Jelks 40 Miss. 754 1866 0 Liability of guardian for interest on an estate consisting almost entirely of slaves Mississippi
Cowan v. Stamps 46 Miss. 435 1872 0 Status of a will in which slaves were directed to be removed to Africa for emancipation Mississippi
Love v. Buchanan 40 Miss. 758 1866 0 Parol evidence and construction of heirs in last will and testament Mississippi
Osborn v. Noble 46 Miss. 449 1872 0 Deed in trust secured by promissory notes for the sale of land and slaves Mississippi
Jefferson v. Glover 46 Miss. 510 1872 0 Liability of a guardian for hiring slaves for his ward Mississippi
Jeffries v. Dancey 44 Miss. 693 1870 0 Levy upon slaves as property post abolition Mississippi
Hammond v. Olive 44 Miss. 543 1870 0 Improper service of process where service must be made to a free, white member of the household Mississippi
Aston v. Robinson 49 Miss. 348 1873 0 Note made payable in property (slaves) Mississippi
Rucks v. Taylor 49 Miss. 552 1873 0 Sureties in a sale of slaves Mississippi
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi