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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Byrd v. Wells 40 Miss. 711 1866 0 Issues involving payment of debts of estate by executor/administrator Mississippi
Roach v. Jelks 40 Miss. 754 1866 0 Liability of guardian for interest on an estate consisting almost entirely of slaves Mississippi
Cowan v. Stamps 46 Miss. 435 1872 0 Status of a will in which slaves were directed to be removed to Africa for emancipation Mississippi
Love v. Buchanan 40 Miss. 758 1866 0 Parol evidence and construction of heirs in last will and testament Mississippi
Osborn v. Noble 46 Miss. 449 1872 0 Deed in trust secured by promissory notes for the sale of land and slaves Mississippi
Jefferson v. Glover 46 Miss. 510 1872 0 Liability of a guardian for hiring slaves for his ward Mississippi
Jeffries v. Dancey 44 Miss. 693 1870 0 Levy upon slaves as property post abolition Mississippi
Hammond v. Olive 44 Miss. 543 1870 0 Improper service of process where service must be made to a free, white member of the household Mississippi
Aston v. Robinson 49 Miss. 348 1873 0 Note made payable in property (slaves) Mississippi
Rucks v. Taylor 49 Miss. 552 1873 0 Sureties in a sale of slaves Mississippi
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Action for purchase money for slave of slave after death of slave in purchaser's posession Mississippi
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Moye v. Herndon 30 Miss. 110 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Lusk v. McNamer 24 Miss. 58 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved person Mississippi
Bland v. Muncaster 24 Miss. 62 1852 0 Sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Prestidge v. Pendleton 24 Miss. 80 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved persons and funds Mississippi
Tucker v. Cocke 32 Miss. 184 1856 0 Who holds legal title to slaves under alleged trust Mississippi
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi