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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Peter v. State 12 Miss. 31 1844 0 Mississippi
Peter v. State 7 Miss. 326 1842 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Isham v. State 7 Miss. 35 1841 0 Slave acted as witness Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 18 Miss. 394 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved man for burning of property Mississippi
Hull v. Clark 22 Miss. 187 1850 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Richardson v. Miller 48 Miss. 311 1873 0 Execution of deed in trust Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
McWhorter v. Donald 39 Miss. 779 1861 0 Probation of an estate Mississippi
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Execution of levy Mississippi
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Houston v. Royston 9 Miss. 238 1843 0 Action to secure payment for slave Mississippi
Work v. Glaskins 33 Miss. 539 1857 0 Right of wife to enforce promissory note due to her for sale of slaves Mississippi
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi
Grayson v. Wilson 27 Miss. 553 1854 0 Administration of estate Mississippi
Beirne v. Mower 21 Miss. 427 1850 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Kilcrease v. Shelby 23 Miss. 161 1851 0 Right of married woman to property after remarriage Mississippi