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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. Miles 36 Miss. 640 1859 0 Accounting of separate estate of wife Mississippi
Tillman v. Cowand 20 Miss. 262 1849 0 Execution of deed dispute Mississippi
Carter v. Carter 28 Miss. 326 1854 0 Bond on enslaved persons in estate (?) Mississippi
Foy v. Foy 25 Miss. 207 1852 0 Collection of payment for enslaved person sold to a minor Mississippi
Bradley v. Byrd 20 Miss. 269 1849 0 Wrongful distribution of slaves Mississippi
Childress v. Ford 18 Miss. 25 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Aaron v. Davidson 25 Miss. 213 1852 0 Exemption of enslaved girl from a levy of execution Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gillespie 18 Miss. 31 1848 0 Arbitration dispute Mississippi
Cherry v. Jarratt 25 Miss. 221 1852 0 Entitlement of executor to commissions Mississippi
Banks v. Evans 18 Miss. 35 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Dilliard v. Connoway 25 Miss. 230 1852 0 Failure to perform requirement of will Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Torrey v. Grant 18 Miss. 89 1848 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
Stewart v. Burkhalter 28 Miss. 396 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons by copartners absent order from probate court Mississippi
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 28 Miss. 409 1854 0 Whether enslaved persons are part of an estate Mississippi
Smith v. Bobb 20 Miss. 322 1849 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in title to enslaved woman Mississippi
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Recovery of the amount of promissory note Mississippi
Gilliam v. Moore 18 Miss. 130 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi