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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Borroum 23 Miss. 477 1852 0 Illegal trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Doe ex dem. Shelton v. Hamilton 23 Miss. 496 1852 0 Disposition of enslaved persons under levy Mississippi
Grinstead v. Foute 26 Miss. 476 1853 0 Action founded on writing promising to hire and care for enslaved persons Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Lockhart v. Luker 36 Miss. 68 1858 0 Adverse possession of slave by defendant Mississippi
Hamilton v. State 35 Miss. 214 1858 0 Trial for larceny of an enslaved man Mississippi
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Power of guardian over the property of his ward Mississippi
Bridges v. Maxwell 34 Miss. 309 1857 0 Slaves removed from property by administrators Mississippi
Beck v. Beck 36 Miss. 72 1858 0 Bill filed for effecting the division of slaves in a will Mississippi
Magee v. Keegan 35 Miss. 244 1858 0 Right to recovery of slaves from ward Mississippi
Harvey v. Edington 25 Miss. 22 1852 0 Recovery of wife's title to enslaved person Mississippi
Hardy v. Thomas 23 Miss. 544 1852 0 Trover Mississippi
Crowder v. Shackelford 35 Miss. 321 1858 0 Division of slaves as property Mississippi
Varner v. Gregg 26 Miss. 590 1853 0 Legal title to enslaved person Mississippi
Felder v. Wall 26 Miss. 595 1853 0 Account to be taken by copartners in business venture Mississippi
Archer v. Jones 26 Miss. 583 1853 0 Account for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Young v. Young 25 Miss. 38 1852 0 Possession of enslaved person Mississippi