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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Otts v. Alderson 18 Miss. 476 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Hundley v. Mount 16 Miss. 387 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Watson v. Dickens 20 Miss. 608 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Bill of sale for slaves dispute Mississippi
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Right of property dispute Mississippi
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Thompson v. Thompson 3 Miss. 737 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Carter v. Burris 18 Miss. 527 1848 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Grand Gulf Railroad & Banking Co. ex rel. Ingraham v. Conger 17 Miss. 505 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Hardy v. Smith 11 Miss. 316 1844 0 Action to recover slave Mississippi
James v. Dowell 15 Miss. 333 1846 0 False warranty of slave dispute Mississippi
Gayden v. Marshall 16 Miss. 489 1847 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Baldwin v. Conger 17 Miss. 516 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Commercial Bank of Manchester v. Waters 18 Miss. 559 1848 0 Equity of redemption in slaves Mississippi
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Brown v. Smith 6 Miss. 387 1841 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Pierson v. Hammond 22 Tex. 585 1858 0 Texas
Peter v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 249 1872 0 Indictment against slave for murder Mississippi