Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Hancock v. Titus & Co. 39 Miss. 224 1860 0 Construction of will Mississippi
Barksdale v. Finney 55 Va. 338 1858 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Hancock ex rel. Guardian v. Hovey 1 N.C. 104 1799 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Matthews v. Sontheimer 39 Miss. 174 1860 0 Probate of a will giving slaves to executor Mississippi
Hart v. Hart 39 Miss. 221 1860 0 Jurisdiction issues in case involving alleged illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Lee v. Portwood 41 Miss. 109 1866 0 Action for replevin Mississippi
Echols v. Jordan 39 Ala. 24 1863 0 Partition of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hardin v. Pelan 41 Miss. 112 1866 0 Contract of a married woman providing for division of property Mississippi
Reynolds v. Nelson 41 Miss. 83 1866 0 Division and partition of land and slaves Mississippi
Garnett v. Kirkman 41 Miss. 94 1866 0 Trial regarding last will and testament providing for sale of slaves Mississippi
Lewis v. State 41 Miss. 686 1868 0 Liability of a master for enslaved man on bond Mississippi
Herndon v. Henderson 41 Miss. 584 1868 0 Evidence of a contract for the sale of a slave Mississippi
Hope v. Evans 12 Miss. 321 1845 0 Action against sale of slave Mississippi
Morris v. Dillard 12 Miss. 636 1845 0 Judgement against debtor Mississippi
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Personal property dispute Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Enforcement of judgment through execution levied on slave Mississippi