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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamilton v. Lockhart 41 Miss. 460 1867 0 Charge of fraud in conveyance of land and slaves Mississippi
Lewis v. State 41 Miss. 686 1868 0 Liability of a master for enslaved man on bond Mississippi
Herndon v. Henderson 41 Miss. 584 1868 0 Evidence of a contract for the sale of a slave Mississippi
Thornhill v. Gilmer 12 Miss. 153 1845 0 Equity of redemption Mississippi
Baynton v. Finnall 12 Miss. 193 1845 0 Property of slave dispute Mississippi
Hope v. Evans 12 Miss. 321 1845 0 Action against sale of slave Mississippi
Morris v. Dillard 12 Miss. 636 1845 0 Judgement against debtor Mississippi
Redus v. Wofford 12 Miss. 579 1845 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Personal property dispute Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Harney v. Pack 12 Miss. 229 1845 0 Deed of trust dispute Mississippi
Bell v. Tombigbee Railroad 12 Miss. 549 1845 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Brown v. Wilcox 147 Ga. 546 1918 0 Slaves levied as property to satisfy an unpaid debt Georgia
Ingraham & Baker v. Russell 4 Miss. 304 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Tutt's Adm'r v. M'Leod 4 Miss. 223 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Estate plan Mississippi
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Action to recover slaves Mississippi
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Trespass committed by slave Mississippi
Cook's Heirs v. Bay 5 Miss. 485 1840 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi