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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Steadman v. Holman 33 Miss. 550 1857 0 Entitlement of husband to wife's slaves Mississippi
Marble v. Whaley 33 Miss. 157 1857 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Phipps v. Morton 33 Miss. 211 1857 0 Recovery of an enslaved woman Mississippi
Hatto v. Brooks 33 Miss. 575 1857 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Bass v. Heard 33 Miss. 131 1857 0 Enjoinment of executions Mississippi
Olive v. Walton 33 Miss. 103 1857 0 How separate estate of wife descends Mississippi
Tinnin v. Price 31 Miss. 422 1856 0 Evidence in recovery of slaves Mississippi
Taylor v. Sorsby 1 Miss. 97 1821 0 Action for stealing slaves Mississippi
Marlow v. Johnson 31 Miss. 128 1856 0 Equity of redemption in deed of trust Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Garland v. Stewart 31 Miss. 314 1856 0 Who is responsible for purchase price of enslaved woman who was "unsound" Mississippi
Van Vacter v. M'Willie 31 Miss. 563 1856 0 Right to posession of trust estate Mississippi
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Trespass to recover value of slave Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Hill v. Robertson 24 Miss. 368 1852 0 Right to possession of mortgaged property Mississippi