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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shotwell v. Webb 23 Miss. 375 1852 0 Agreement for purchase of enslaved persons (two separate families) Mississippi
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Right to proceeds from the sale of a runaway Mississippi
Smith v. Chew 35 Miss. 153 1858 0 Annulment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Reversion of enslaved man distributed to a widow to the distributees Mississippi
Garner & Neville v. Lyles & Bracy 35 Miss. 176 1858 0 Fraudulent coveyance of slaves Mississippi
Green v. State 23 Miss. 509 1852 0 Trial of an enslaved boy for alleged assault of a white woman **** Mississippi
Ike v. State 23 Miss. 525 1852 0 Indictment of enslaved man for assault and battery Mississippi
Rabb v. Griffin 26 Miss. 579 1853 0 Vestment of a deceased married woman's property Mississippi
Cogan v. Frisby 36 Miss. 178 1858 0 Evidence regarding sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Exum v. Brister 35 Miss. 391 1858 0 Liability of principal for trespass of agent and slaves Mississippi
Lindsey v. Platner 23 Miss. 576 1852 0 Hire of enslaved persons from sheriff's sale Mississippi
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Fraudulent representation of property in sale of enslaved woman and child Mississippi
Buckingham v. Levi 23 Miss. 590 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved persons by way of a writ of habeas corpus Mississippi
Anderson v. Duke 28 Miss. 87 1854 0 Use of estate funds for purchasing property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Currie v. Murphy 35 Miss. 473 1858 0 Construction of clauses in will bequeathing slaves Mississippi
Steppacher v. Reneau 25 Miss. 114 1852 0 Recovery for breach of covenant Mississippi
Dunlap v. Petrie's Executors 35 Miss. 590 1858 0 Recission of a contract already argued in court Mississippi
Ratcliff v. Ratcliff 20 Miss. 134 1849 0 Life estate dispute Mississippi
Harder v. Archer 28 Miss. 212 1854 0 Posession of enslaved persons in estate. Mississippi
Plummer v. Plummer 37 Miss. 185 1859 0 Decree obtained by fraud in division of property Mississippi