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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Peter v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 249 1872 0 Indictment against slave for murder Mississippi
Bogard v. Gardley 12 Miss. 302 1845 0 Deed of slae dispute Mississippi
Petrie’s Executors v. Wright 14 Miss. 647 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Fatheree v. Lawrence 33 Miss. 585 1857 0 Probate of will Mississippi
Ellis v. McBride 27 Miss. 155 1854 0 Division of fraudulently conveyed property Mississippi
Vasser v. Vasser 23 Miss. 378 1852 0 Deed Mississippi
Lyon v. Knott 26 Miss. 548 1853 0 Ownership of enslaved persons Mississippi
Harmon v. Fleming 25 Miss. 135 1852 0 Right to abatement after death of enslaved persons Mississippi
Kelly v. Davis 37 Miss. 76 1859 0 Will in probate Mississippi
Block v. Cross 36 Miss. 549 1858 0 Jurisdiction of wife as to her separate estate Mississippi
Alfred v. State 37 Miss. 296 1859 0 Evidence in case of murder committed enslaved man Mississippi
Newell v. Newell 17 Miss. 56 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Foster v. Pugh 20 Miss. 416 1849 0 Recovery for debt Mississippi
Kirby v. Calhoun 16 Miss. 462 1847 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Carradine v. Collins 15 Miss. 428 1846 0 Gift of property dispute Mississippi
Trotter v. White 18 Miss. 607 1848 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Woods v. Sturdevant 38 Miss. 68 1859 0 Gift of enslaved man from a parent to a child. Mississippi
Wilkinson v. Cook 44 Miss. 367 1870 0 Validity of suit for promissory note given in consideration of slaves later emancipated Mississippi
Powell v. Brandon 24 Miss. 343 1852 0 Interest in enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Crisler v. Garland 19 Miss. 136 1848 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi