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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Mahorner v. Hooe 17 Miss. 247 1848 0 Empanicapation of slaves by will dispute Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 15 Miss. 663 1846 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Calhoun v. Burnett 40 Miss. 599 1866 0 Liability for improper disposition of slaves Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Whitehead v. Ducker 19 Miss. 98 1848 0 Purchase of slaves dispute Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Farmers' Bank v. Douglass 19 Miss. 469 1848 0 Mississippi
Jolly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 450 1872 0 Recovery for murder of a slave Mississippi
Wright v. Daily 26 Tex. 730 1863 0 Texas
McIlvoy v. Alsop 45 Miss. 365 1871 0 Whether a note held by a Kentucky resident for land in Mississippi is collectible in Miss. Mississippi
Bowen v. Bonner 45 Miss. 10 1871 0 Right of action of executor for notes for the purchase of slaves Mississippi
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Bankruptcy action Mississippi
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation Mississippi
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Martin v. Tarver 43 Miss. 517 1871 0 Power of administrator to pay or delay payment of debts for slaves Mississippi
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian Mississippi
Guion v. Doherty 43 Miss. 538 1871 0 Coverture Mississippi
Herrod v. Davis 43 Miss. 102 1870 0 Contract for the hiring of a former slave and the status of said hire in context of emancipation Mississippi
McMillan v. Causey 43 Miss. 227 1870 0 Defective sale of a slave who was later emancipated Mississippi
Redus v. Hayden 43 Miss. 614 1871 0 Confirmation of the sale of slaves Mississippi