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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Mahorner v. Harrison 21 Miss. 53 1849 0 Recovery for labor of slaves Mississippi
Garland v. Hull 21 Miss. 76 1849 0 Lien on property dispute Mississippi
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Steele v. Shirley 21 Miss. 196 1849 0 Wrongful recovery of slaves Mississippi
Irion v. Hume 50 Miss. 419 1874 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Cothran v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1382 1872 0 Perjury of a witness in a case involving a broken contract Mississippi
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Mitchell v. Otey 23 Miss. 236 1851 0 Subjecting wife's separate property to pay husband's debts Mississippi
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Deed in consideration Mississippi
Fairly v. Thompson 34 Miss. 101 1857 0 Setting aside of decree in probate court obtained by fraud Mississippi
Smith v. Chew 35 Miss. 153 1858 0 Annulment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Reversion of enslaved man distributed to a widow to the distributees Mississippi
Green v. State 23 Miss. 509 1852 0 Trial of an enslaved boy for alleged assault of a white woman **** Mississippi
Ike v. State 23 Miss. 525 1852 0 Indictment of enslaved man for assault and battery Mississippi
Lindsey v. Platner 23 Miss. 576 1852 0 Hire of enslaved persons from sheriff's sale Mississippi
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Fraudulent representation of property in sale of enslaved woman and child Mississippi
Anderson v. Duke 28 Miss. 87 1854 0 Use of estate funds for purchasing property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Currie v. Murphy 35 Miss. 473 1858 0 Construction of clauses in will bequeathing slaves Mississippi
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Penland 61 N.C. 222 1867 0 Murder North Carolina