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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamilton v. State 35 Miss. 214 1858 0 Trial for larceny of an enslaved man Mississippi
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Power of guardian over the property of his ward Mississippi
Magee v. Keegan 35 Miss. 244 1858 0 Right to recovery of slaves from ward Mississippi
Harvey v. Edington 25 Miss. 22 1852 0 Recovery of wife's title to enslaved person Mississippi
Crowder v. Shackelford 35 Miss. 321 1858 0 Division of slaves as property Mississippi
Varner v. Gregg 26 Miss. 590 1853 0 Legal title to enslaved person Mississippi
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Tifft v. State 23 Miss. 567 1852 0 Trial of slaveholder for improperly housing enslaved persons Mississippi
Newell v. Newell 34 Miss. 385 1857 0 Replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Garland v. Rowan 10 Miss. 617 1844 0 Estate distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Execution of levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Battaile v. Fisher 36 Miss. 321 1858 0 Liability of receiver for hire of slaves assigned to him Mississippi
Odom v. Harris 34 Miss. 410 1857 0 Avoiding deed in action of replevin Mississippi
Westmoreland v. Walker 25 Miss. 76 1852 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Shewalter v. Ford 34 Miss. 417 1857 0 Recovery of value of a slave after false warranty of soundness Mississippi
King v. Talbert 36 Miss. 367 1858 0 Voiding of direction in a will Mississippi
Rives v. Weaver 36 Miss. 374 1858 0 Charge of champerty in regards to maintenance of estate Mississippi
Sims v. Conger 39 Miss. 231 1860 0 Construction of contingency in will Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi