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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jeff v. State 39 Miss. 593 1860 0 Assault and battery committed by enslaved man on his master. Mississippi
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Recovery of enslaved man in posession of creditors Mississippi
Matthews v. Sontheimer 39 Miss. 174 1860 0 Probate of a will giving slaves to executor Mississippi
Hart v. Hart 39 Miss. 221 1860 0 Jurisdiction issues in case involving alleged illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Walton v. Hamilton 24 Tex. 216 1859 0 Texas
Peeples v. Horton 39 Miss. 406 1860 0 Contribution of legatees in payment of a debt Mississippi
Campbell v. Hays 41 Miss. 561 1867 0 Note given for the sale of slaves Mississippi
Lee v. Portwood 41 Miss. 109 1866 0 Action for replevin Mississippi
Capers v. McCaa 41 Miss. 479 1867 0 Conversion of property gained through the sale of slaves Mississippi
Hardin v. Pelan 41 Miss. 112 1866 0 Contract of a married woman providing for division of property Mississippi
Barker v. Justice 41 Miss. 240 1866 0 Sale of a slave without certificate of condition Mississippi
Ware v. Houghton 41 Miss. 370 1867 0 Void of sale of slaves Mississippi
Bradford v. Jenkins 41 Miss. 328 1867 0 Warranty on sale of slaves Mississippi
Reynolds v. Nelson 41 Miss. 83 1866 0 Division and partition of land and slaves Mississippi
Garnett v. Kirkman 41 Miss. 94 1866 0 Trial regarding last will and testament providing for sale of slaves Mississippi
Hamilton v. Lockhart 41 Miss. 460 1867 0 Charge of fraud in conveyance of land and slaves Mississippi
Lewis v. State 41 Miss. 686 1868 0 Liability of a master for enslaved man on bond Mississippi
Herndon v. Henderson 41 Miss. 584 1868 0 Evidence of a contract for the sale of a slave Mississippi
Thornhill v. Gilmer 12 Miss. 153 1845 0 Equity of redemption Mississippi
Baynton v. Finnall 12 Miss. 193 1845 0 Property of slave dispute Mississippi