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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Reno's Executors v. Davis 14 Va. 283 1809 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Mayor of Alexandria v. Chapman 14 Va. 270 1809 0 Municipal Corporations SC of Appeals VA
Pollard v. Baylor's Devisees 14 Va. 223 1809 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Syme v. Montague 14 Va. 180 1809 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hill v. Richards 19 Miss. 194 1848 0 Petition to sell slaves Mississippi
Boyd v. Lambeth 24 Miss. 433 1852 0 Attachment of equity Mississippi
Garrett v. Hamblin 19 Miss. 219 1848 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Bosley v. Bruner 24 Miss. 457 1852 0 Judgment without notice Mississippi
Watson v. James 15 La. Ann. 386 1860 0 Promissory Notes, Property, Sales, Louisiana
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Trial of enslaved man for attempted rape Mississippi
Garland v. Chambers 19 Miss. 337 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
State v. McGraw 1 Miss. 208 1825 0 Indictment for stealing slave Mississippi
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Notice to creditor regarding mortgage Mississippi
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Conveyance of enslaved persons on whom there is a levy Mississippi
Smith v. Ruddle 15 Ala. 28 1848 0 Trover Alabama
Presley v. Stribling 24 Miss. 527 1852 0 Interest in enslaved persons for purpose of payment of debt Mississippi
Worten v. Howard 10 Miss. 527 1844 0 Action to recover a slave Mississippi