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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Berry v. Alsop 45 Miss. 1 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves were competent to be parties to an estate settlement Mississippi
Thomas v. Estes 10 Miss. 439 1844 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Watt v. Conger 21 Miss. 412 1850 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Bacon v. Gray 23 Miss. 140 1851 0 Recovery of enslaved person Mississippi
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Purchase by trustee from cestue que trust Mississippi
Hundley v. Buckner ex rel. Marshall 14 Miss. 70 1846 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Bacon v. Tyner 26 Miss. 190 1853 0 Vestment of property Mississippi
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Liability for seizure and sale of property Mississippi
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Entitlement to alimony after divorce Mississippi
Ragan v. Gray 27 Miss. 645 1854 0 Whether equity was attached on promissory note for purchase of plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
Norman v. Burnett 25 Miss. 183 1852 0 Trust in enslaved persons for estate Mississippi
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Peck v. Glass 7 Miss. 195 1842 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Simmons v. Cutreer 20 Miss. 584 1849 0 Action for recovery of faulty slave Mississippi
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Hoover v. Brem 43 Miss. 603 1871 0 Effect of emancipation on a legacy left to an enslaved father and daughter Mississippi