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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Carnes v. Hubbard 10 Miss. 108 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Planters' Bank v. Black 19 Miss. 43 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Saunders v. Richardson 10 Miss. 90 1844 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Magee v. Gregg 19 Miss. 70 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Hill v. Robertson 24 Miss. 368 1852 0 Right to possession of mortgaged property Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Grand Gulf Bank v. Barnes 10 Miss. 165 1844 0 Martial proeprty dispute Mississippi
Peyton v. Minor 19 Miss. 148 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Doughty v. Owen 24 Miss. 404 1852 0 Rights of a master when an enslaved person is charged with a high crime Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Gully v. Dunlap 24 Miss. 410 1852 0 Recovery of bond on account of levy and sale of enslaved man Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Pritchard v. Myers 19 Miss. 169 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Wilson v. McElroy 10 Miss. 241 1844 0 Estate property sale dispute Mississippi
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi