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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gilpin v. Smith 19 Miss. 109 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
McNutt ex rel. Moore v. Livingston 15 Miss. 641 1846 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Hunter v. Talbot 11 Miss. 754 1844 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
Goddard v. Long 13 Miss. 782 1846 0 Injunction on property Mississippi
Ross v. Wilson 15 Miss. 753 1846 0 Lien on property Mississippi
Hester v. Hooker 15 Miss. 768 1846 0 Recovery for value of work completed by slave Mississippi
Carroll v. Renich 15 Miss. 798 1846 0 Martial rights to property dispute Mississippi
Davidson v. Moss 6 Miss. 673 1841 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Bullit v. Thatcher 6 Miss. 689 1841 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
Newman v. Montgomery 6 Miss. 742 1841 0 Conveyance of property dispute Mississippi
Cason v. Hubbard 38 Miss. 35 1859 0 Feme covert title to enslaved man Mississippi
Smith v. Williams 38 Miss. 48 1859 0 Replevin action to recover slaves Mississippi
Moseley v. Anderson 40 Miss. 49 1866 0 Replevin to recover enslaved woman Mississippi
Whitley v. Stephenson 38 Miss. 113 1859 0 Widow's right to property Mississippi
Vining v. Hall 40 Miss. 83 1866 0 Probate of lost/destroyed will, including the emancipation of slaves and provision for them in Ohio Mississippi
French v. Davis 38 Miss. 167 1859 0 Administrator charged with the hire of slaves Mississippi
Slaughter v. Garland 40 Miss. 172 1866 0 Renunciation of widow of estate including slaves Mississippi
Donald v. McWhorter 40 Miss. 231 1866 0 Charge of an administrator with the hire of slaves not the property of the estate Mississippi
Collins v. Melton 40 Miss. 242 1866 0 Entitlement of a widow to receive estate Mississippi
Barney v. Scherling 40 Miss. 320 1866 0 Attachments on conveyance of property Mississippi