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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
George v. State 37 Miss. 316 1859 0 Rape of an enslaved woman by an enslaved man Mississippi
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master 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
May v. Rockett 25 Miss. 233 1852 0 Vestment of enslaved persons after death of feme covert Mississippi
McLeod v. Johnson 28 Miss. 374 1854 0 Title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Lewis v. Starke 18 Miss. 120 1848 0 Deed of trust on slaves Mississippi
Echols v. Jordan 39 Ala. 24 1863 0 Partition of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Price v. Mitchell ex rel. Gates 18 Miss. 179 1848 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Planters' Bank of Tennessee v. Conger 20 Miss. 527 1849 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
President of the Planters Bank v. Calvit 11 Miss. 143 1844 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
Murdock v. Hughes 15 Miss. 219 1846 0 Purchase of slave dispute Mississippi
Wharton v. Conger 17 Miss. 510 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Boggan v. Walter 20 Miss. 666 1849 0 Administrator of estate dispute Mississippi
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Thornton v. Demoss 13 Miss. 609 1846 0 Action for exemption from servitude Mississippi
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Johnston v. Malcom 59 N.C. 120 1860 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina