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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Slocomb, Richards & Co. v. Blackburn 18 Ark. 309 1857 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Churchill v. Machen 1 Va. Col. Dec. 141 1730 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Graves v. Boyd 1 Va. Col. Dec. 155 1730 0 Contracts General Ct. of VA
Abbot v. Abbot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 132 1729 0 Action of trover General Ct. of VA
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Annual account of guardian for managed estate, including slaves Mississippi
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Will leaving slaves to a ward Mississippi
Arthur v. President of the Commercial & Railroad Bank of Vicksburg 17 Miss. 394 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Anding v. Davis 38 Miss. 574 1860 0 Parole creation of trust Mississippi
Texada v. Camp 1 Miss. 150 1824 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Parham v. Cobb 7 La. Ann. 157 1852 0 Property, suretyship, partnerships, mortgages, partition Louisiana
King v. Baker 7 La. Ann. 570 1852 0 Sheriff seizure, property, obligations, suretyship, judicial bond Louisiana
Goodwin v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 257 1872 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Overaker v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 268 1872 0 Indictment for entertaining slaves Mississippi
Dowling v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 280 1872 0 Murder of slave Mississippi
Toumey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 305 1872 0 Probate dispute Mississippi
Jolly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 329 1872 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Mississippi
Lewis v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 392 1872 0 Action against slave for religious acountability Mississippi