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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamilton v. Cooper 1 Miss. 542 1832 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Lynn v. Gridley 1 Miss. 548 1832 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Fisher v. Henderson 9 F. Cas. 132 1873 0 Voidability of a conveyance of land and slaves United States
White v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 209 1872 0 Action against person for harboring alleged slave Mississippi
King v. Baker 7 La. Ann. 570 1852 0 Sheriff seizure, property, obligations, suretyship, judicial bond Louisiana
Goodwin v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 257 1872 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Overaker v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 268 1872 0 Indictment for entertaining slaves Mississippi
Dowling v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 280 1872 0 Murder of slave Mississippi
Toumey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 305 1872 0 Probate dispute Mississippi
Jolly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 329 1872 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Mississippi
Lewis v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 392 1872 0 Action against slave for religious acountability Mississippi
Keithler v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 403 1872 0 Indictment for intamacy with slave Mississippi
Bradley v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 416 1872 0 Indictment for assault by a slave Mississippi
Sam v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 430 1872 0 Indictment of a slave for murder Mississippi
Coon v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 455 1872 0 "A negro is prima facie a slave" Mississippi
McGuire v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 462 1872 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave Mississippi
Anthony v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 467 1872 0 Action for assault committed by a slave Mississippi
State v. Borroum 1 Mor. St. Cas. 638 1872 0 Answering a charge of buying and selling slaves without authority Mississippi
Garrard v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 657 1872 0 Sale of liquor to an enslaved person without consent of the master Mississippi
Allen v. Johnson 48 Miss. 413 1873 0 Right to employ agents to manage labor post-abolition Mississippi