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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Mullins 24 Miss. 204 1852 0 Purchase of enslaved person by administrator without authority Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Shattuck v. Young 10 Miss. 30 1844 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Robertson v. Bruner 24 Miss. 242 1852 0 Enforcement of contract Mississippi
Carter v. Judge of the Probate Court of Adams County ex rel the Estate of Griffin 10 Miss. 42 1843 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Carnes v. Hubbard 10 Miss. 108 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Nations v. Jones 20 Tex. 300 1857 0 Warranty on Slave dispute Texas
Blair v. Reid 20 Tex. 310 1857 0 Mortage dispute Texas
Planters' Bank v. Black 19 Miss. 43 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Saunders v. Richardson 10 Miss. 90 1844 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Magee v. Gregg 19 Miss. 70 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Hill v. Robertson 24 Miss. 368 1852 0 Right to possession of mortgaged property Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Grand Gulf Bank v. Barnes 10 Miss. 165 1844 0 Martial proeprty dispute Mississippi