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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Wright v. Henderson 8 Miss. 539 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
King v. Terry 7 Miss. 513 1842 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Beirne v. Mower 21 Miss. 427 1850 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Paxton v. Boyce 1 Tex. 317 1846 0 Levy on slave dispute Texas
Cole v. Robertson 6 Tex. 356 1851 0 Levy on slave dispute Texas
Ross v. Lister 14 Tex. 469 1855 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Weir v. Brooks 17 Tex. 638 1856 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Sadler v. Anderson 17 Tex. 245 1856 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Wright v. Smith 19 Tex. 297 1857 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Lynn v. Gridley 1 Miss. 548 1832 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Connell v. Lewis 1 Miss. 251 1827 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Garland v. Chambers 19 Miss. 337 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Pritchard v. Myers 19 Miss. 169 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Planters' Bank v. Black 19 Miss. 43 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Baldwin v. Conger 17 Miss. 516 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Bond v. Jones 16 Miss. 368 1847 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Martin v. Lofland 16 Miss. 352 1847 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Ellis v. Abercrombie ex rel. Stephens 18 Miss. 474 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi