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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Carnes v. Hubbard 10 Miss. 108 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Brantly v. Kee 58 N.C. 332 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Walker v. Sharpe 68 N.C. 363 1873 0 Trusts North Carolina
Stephenson v. Lee 6 La. Ann. 758 1851 0 Mortgages, sales, possessory action Louisiana
Planters' Bank v. Black 19 Miss. 43 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Saunders v. Richardson 10 Miss. 90 1844 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Magee v. Gregg 19 Miss. 70 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Boisseau v. Aldridges 32 Va. 222 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hill v. Robertson 24 Miss. 368 1852 0 Right to possession of mortgaged property Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Grand Gulf Bank v. Barnes 10 Miss. 165 1844 0 Martial proeprty dispute Mississippi
Peyton v. Minor 19 Miss. 148 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Doughty v. Owen 24 Miss. 404 1852 0 Rights of a master when an enslaved person is charged with a high crime Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Gully v. Dunlap 24 Miss. 410 1852 0 Recovery of bond on account of levy and sale of enslaved man Mississippi