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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
White v. Graves 24 Miss. 166 1852 0 Replevin Mississippi
Endicott v. Penny 22 Miss. 144 1850 0 Fraud Mississippi
Love v. Pass 22 Miss. 158 1850 0 Levy of execution Mississippi
Turner v. Ellis 24 Miss. 173 1852 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Ratcliffe v. Dougherty 24 Miss. 181 1852 0 Gift of enslaved person from husband to wife Mississippi
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Claughton v. Black 24 Miss. 185 1852 0 Right to claim property in enslaved persons Mississippi
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Ragland v. Green 22 Miss. 194 1850 0 Title under will Mississippi
Brown v. Mullins 24 Miss. 204 1852 0 Purchase of enslaved person by administrator without authority Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Shattuck v. Young 10 Miss. 30 1844 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Robertson v. Bruner 24 Miss. 242 1852 0 Enforcement of contract Mississippi
Carter v. Judge of the Probate Court of Adams County ex rel the Estate of Griffin 10 Miss. 42 1843 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
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