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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Byrne v. Anderson 18 Miss. 81 1848 0 Injunction of debtor dispute Mississippi
Barnes v. Holcomb 20 Miss. 306 1849 0 Absolute bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Lewis v. Starke 18 Miss. 120 1848 0 Deed of trust on slaves Mississippi
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Price v. Mitchell ex rel. Gates 18 Miss. 179 1848 0 Estate dispute 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
Harrington v. O'Reilly 17 Miss. 216 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Planters' Bank of Tennessee v. Conger 20 Miss. 527 1849 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
Whitaker v. Robinson 16 Miss. 349 1847 0 Recovery for value of slave Mississippi
President of the Planters Bank v. Calvit 11 Miss. 143 1844 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
Murdock v. Hughes 15 Miss. 219 1846 0 Purchase of slave dispute Mississippi
Green v. Green 11 Miss. 256 1844 0 Estate property dispute Mississippi
Harmon v. Short 16 Miss. 433 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Wharton v. Conger 17 Miss. 510 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Boggan v. Walter 20 Miss. 666 1849 0 Administrator of estate dispute Mississippi
Montgomery v. Agricultural Bank 18 Miss. 566 1848 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Thornton v. Demoss 13 Miss. 609 1846 0 Action for exemption from servitude Mississippi