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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Moss v. Davidson 9 Miss. 112 1843 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Comstock v. Rayford 20 Miss. 369 1849 0 Sale of slaves dispute Mississippi
Weathersly v. Weathersly 40 Miss. 462 1866 0 Conditional sale of slaves Mississippi
McCoy v. McKowen 26 Miss. 487 1853 0 Trespass for the beating of an enslaved woman Mississippi
Armstrong v. Stovall 26 Miss. 275 1853 0 Fraudulent estate? Mississippi
Merrill v. Moore's Heirs 8 Miss. 271 1843 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Cain v. Bunkley 35 Miss. 119 1858 0 Power of a wife to make a will Mississippi
Keithler v. State 18 Miss. 192 1848 0 Mississippi
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Woods v. Ridley 27 Miss. 119 1854 0 Right of administrator to hire enslaved persons and rent land Mississippi
Nations v. Alvis ex rel. Alvis 13 Miss. 338 1845 0 Recovery for posession of slave 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
Harper v. Archer 12 Miss. 99 1845 0 Appeal bond Mississippi
Selser v. Ferriday 21 Miss. 698 1850 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Stuart v. Swanzy 20 Miss. 684 1849 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Fonte v. Horton 36 Miss. 350 1858 0 Liability of executor for hire of a slave specifically bequeathed Mississippi
Pickett v. Banks 19 Miss. 445 1848 0 Marital property rights dispute Mississippi