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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Banks v. Evans 18 Miss. 35 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Dilliard v. Connoway 25 Miss. 230 1852 0 Failure to perform requirement of will Mississippi
Parham v. Cobb 7 La. Ann. 157 1852 0 Property, suretyship, partnerships, mortgages, partition Louisiana
Smith v. McWaters 7 La. Ann. 145 1852 0 Petitory action, sales, prescription Louisiana
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Torrey v. Grant 18 Miss. 89 1848 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
Stewart v. Burkhalter 28 Miss. 396 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons by copartners absent order from probate court Mississippi
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 28 Miss. 409 1854 0 Whether enslaved persons are part of an estate Mississippi
Smith v. Bobb 20 Miss. 322 1849 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in title to enslaved woman Mississippi
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Recovery of the amount of promissory note Mississippi
Gilliam v. Moore 18 Miss. 130 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
James v. Herring 20 Miss. 336 1849 0 Breach of warranty dispute Mississippi
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Clarke ex rel. Clarke v. McCreary 20 Miss. 347 1849 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Parker v. McNeill 20 Miss. 355 1849 0 Administrator of estate dispute Mississippi
Hopkins v. Lacouture 4 La. 64 1832 0 Sales, recordation, debts, property, mortgages Louisiana
Talbert v. Melton 17 Miss. 9 1847 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi