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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gilliam v. Moore 18 Miss. 130 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
James v. Herring 20 Miss. 336 1849 0 Breach of warranty dispute Mississippi
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Clarke ex rel. Clarke v. McCreary 20 Miss. 347 1849 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Parker v. McNeill 20 Miss. 355 1849 0 Administrator of estate dispute Mississippi
Talbert v. Melton 17 Miss. 9 1847 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Green v. Creighton 18 Miss. 159 1848 0 Property of estate dispute Mississippi
McCreary v. Hoopes 25 Miss. 428 1853 0 Levy of execution on enslaved person Mississippi
Gowan v. Jones 18 Miss. 164 1848 0 Action of replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Sam v. Fore 20 Miss. 413 1849 0 Right of a slave to freedom dispute Mississippi
M'Farland v. Smith 1 Miss. 172 1824 0 Action of trespass Mississippi
Gibson v. Hill 21 Tex. 225 1858 0 Texas
Winston v. Otley 25 Miss. 451 1853 0 Omission of notice Mississippi
Fitzgerald v. Reed 17 Miss. 94 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Keirn v. Carson 20 Miss. 431 1849 0 Sale of slaves dispute/warranty of slaves dispute Mississippi
Humphries v. Bartee 18 Miss. 282 1848 0 Absolute bill of sale dispute Mississippi
McGowan v. James 20 Miss. 445 1849 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Ferguson v. Applenhite 18 Miss. 301 1848 0 Deed dispute Mississippi