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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved woman for attempted murder Mississippi
Cicely v. State 21 Miss. 202 1849 0 Mississippi
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Right to possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Peter v. State 12 Miss. 31 1844 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Execution of levy Mississippi
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Bullitt, Miller & Co. v. Taylor & Richardson 34 Miss. 708 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Garland v. Rowan 10 Miss. 617 1844 0 Estate distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Sims v. Conger 39 Miss. 231 1860 0 Construction of contingency in will Mississippi
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Vertner v. Humphreys 22 Miss. 130 1850 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Barringer v. Boyd 27 Miss. 473 1854 0 Judgment against slaveholder Mississippi
Doty v. Mitchell 17 Miss. 435 1848 0 Contract of a married woman to hire slaves Mississippi
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Grayson v. Wilson 27 Miss. 553 1854 0 Administration of estate Mississippi