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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shewalter v. Ford 34 Miss. 417 1857 0 Recovery of value of a slave after false warranty of soundness Mississippi
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
King v. Talbert 36 Miss. 367 1858 0 Voiding of direction in a will Mississippi
Rives v. Weaver 36 Miss. 374 1858 0 Charge of champerty in regards to maintenance of estate Mississippi
Loury v. Herbert 25 Miss. 101 1852 0 Exemption of property from sale under execution Mississippi
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Statute of limitations issue Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Beck v. Rainey 28 Miss. 111 1854 0 Fraudulent disposal of property in estate Mississippi
Ellis v. Murray 28 Miss. 129 1854 0 Writ of right to sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Croft v. White 36 Miss. 455 1858 0 Effect of alteration by stranger on private writings Mississippi
Ratliffe v. Collins 35 Miss. 581 1858 0 Wife's liability for husband's debts Mississippi
Stone v. Buckner 20 Miss. 73 1849 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Young v. White 25 Miss. 146 1852 0 Fraudulent conveyance of enslaved person Mississippi
Prewett v. Land 36 Miss. 495 1858 0 Power of wife to charge trust estate Mississippi
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
L. M. Wiley & Co. v. Gray 36 Miss. 510 1858 0 Post nuptial settlement between husband and wife Mississippi
Govan v. Binford 25 Miss. 151 1852 0 Enforcement of delivery of enslaved man Mississippi
Fears v. Sykes 35 Miss. 633 1858 0 Adverse possession of slave Mississippi
Gibson v. Jayne 37 Miss. 164 1859 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Wells v. Wells 35 Miss. 638 1858 0 Revocation of will by deed, when contract between husband and wife Mississippi