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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ned v. State 33 Miss. 364 1857 0 Trial of enslaved man for murder Mississippi
Goodman v. Burford 18 Miss. 385 1848 0 Action to redeem slave Mississippi
Farmers' Bank v. Douglass 19 Miss. 469 1848 0 Mississippi
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian Mississippi
Mayfield v. Barnard 43 Miss. 270 1870 0 Who bears the burden of the cost of an emancipated slave in a contract Mississippi
Pollock v. Williams 42 Miss. 88 1868 0 Partnership for the sale and transport of slaves Mississippi
Davis v. Herndon 39 Miss. 484 1860 0 Construction of a deed loaning slaves for life Mississippi
Lee v. Portwood 41 Miss. 109 1866 0 Action for replevin Mississippi
Garnett v. Kirkman 41 Miss. 94 1866 0 Trial regarding last will and testament providing for sale of slaves Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Action to recover slaves Mississippi
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Philbrick v. Holloway 7 Miss. 91 1842 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Smith v. Hurd 8 Miss. 188 1843 0 Hiring out of slaves dispute Mississippi
Morton v. Walker 8 Miss. 554 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Murphy v. Clark 9 Miss. 221 1843 0 Adminstration of estate dispute Mississippi
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Almond v. Almond 25 Va. 662 1826 0 Divorce (division of property) SC of Appeals VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA