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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Division of an estate Mississippi
Jagers v. Griffin 43 Miss. 134 1870 0 Contract recision Mississippi
Mayfield v. Barnard 43 Miss. 270 1870 0 Who bears the burden of the cost of an emancipated slave in a contract Mississippi
Thompson v. Munson 43 Miss. 176 1870 0 Evidence shown proving that a black person was not a slave Mississippi
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Annual account of guardian for managed estate, including slaves Mississippi
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Will leaving slaves to a ward Mississippi
Arthur v. President of the Commercial & Railroad Bank of Vicksburg 17 Miss. 394 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Anding v. Davis 38 Miss. 574 1860 0 Parole creation of trust Mississippi
Texada v. Camp 1 Miss. 150 1824 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Thompson v. Berry 26 Tex. 263 1862 0 Texas
Dunham v. Forbes 25 Tex. 23 1860 0 Texas
Southern Pacific Railroad v. Dial 25 Tex. 681 1860 0 Texas
DeWalt v. Snow 25 Tex. 320 1860 0 Texas
Nash v. Milburn 25 Tex. 783 1860 0 Texas
Brinson v. Cunliff 25 Tex. 760 1860 0 Texas
Green v. Chandler 25 Tex. 148 1860 0 Texas
Barziza v. Graves 25 Tex. 322 1860 0 Texas
Shaw v. Brown 42 Miss. 309 1868 0 Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation Mississippi
Pollock v. Williams 42 Miss. 88 1868 0 Partnership for the sale and transport of slaves Mississippi