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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Covey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 349 1872 0 Motion for arrest in judgement of slave Mississippi
Ned v. State 33 Miss. 364 1857 0 Trial of enslaved man for murder Mississippi
Prewett v. Dobbs 21 Miss. 431 1850 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Kilpatrick v. Bush 23 Miss. 199 1851 0 Administrator removal of enslaved persons from the state Mississippi
McWillie v. Van Vacter 35 Miss. 428 1858 0 Jurisdiction issues Mississippi
Dean v. Nunnally 36 Miss. 358 1858 0 Construction of will bequeathing slaves to widow Mississippi
Brown v. Goolsby 34 Miss. 437 1857 0 Recovery of slaves in equity Mississippi
Conner v. Hull 36 Miss. 424 1858 0 Issues arising from gift of an enslaved man Mississippi
Heirn v. Bridault 37 Miss. 209 1859 0 Rights of alien free negroes Mississippi
Simon v. State 37 Miss. 288 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in the case of a murder by a runaway Mississippi
Minor v. State 36 Miss. 630 1859 0 Whether enslaved man is entitled to a writ of error in non-capital cases Mississippi
Vannerson v. Culbertson 18 Miss. 150 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Goodman v. Burford 18 Miss. 385 1848 0 Action to redeem slave Mississippi
Mahorner v. Hooe 17 Miss. 247 1848 0 Empanicapation of slaves by will dispute Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 15 Miss. 663 1846 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Calhoun v. Burnett 40 Miss. 599 1866 0 Liability for improper disposition of slaves Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Whitehead v. Ducker 19 Miss. 98 1848 0 Purchase of slaves dispute Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi