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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Denson v. Denson 33 Miss. 560 1857 0 Review of probate court bill Mississippi
Shipp v. Wheeless 33 Miss. 646 1857 0 Purchaser seeking recission of contract Mississippi
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Execution of deed when multiple parties have interest Mississippi
Garnett v. Kirkman 33 Miss. 389 1857 0 Forbearance on contract Mississippi
Lovelady v. Davis 33 Miss. 577 1857 0 Payment of legacy Mississippi
Shaw v. McBride 56 N.C. 173 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Mount v. Brown 33 Miss. 566 1857 0 Refusal to complete a purchase of slaves Mississippi
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Deed in consideration Mississippi
Fairly v. Thompson 34 Miss. 101 1857 0 Setting aside of decree in probate court obtained by fraud Mississippi
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Fraudulent representation of property in sale of enslaved woman and child Mississippi
Coppage v. Barnett 34 Miss. 621 1857 0 Validity of a gift of slaves Mississippi
Hunt v. Knox 34 Miss. 655 1857 0 Issues arising from contract of forbearance Mississippi
Bridges v. Maxwell 34 Miss. 309 1857 0 Slaves removed from property by administrators Mississippi
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
Porche v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 778 1857 0 Property, creditor's rights, mortgages Louisiana
Succession of Plunkett 12 La. Ann. 558 1857 0 Successions, debts, estates, partition, property Louisiana
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Wade v. De Witt 20 Tex. 398 1857 0 Warranty dispute Texas