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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Minor 2 Miss. 183 1835 0 Debt dispute Mississippi
McLeod v. Tutt 2 Miss. 288 1836 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Cable v. Martin 2 Miss. 558 1837 0 Recovery for slaves Mississippi
Portevant v. Pendleton's Administrators 23 Miss. 25 1851 0 Recovery for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Pinson v. Williams 23 Miss. 64 1851 0 Division of estate (?) Mississippi
Perkins v. Hackleman 26 Miss. 41 1853 0 Trespass Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Fraud in sale of mortgaged property Mississippi
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Requirements of will Mississippi
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Whether a husband is entitled to slaves of his wife after her death Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 26 Miss. 134 1853 0 Distribution of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Enjoinment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Johnson v. Nations 26 Miss. 147 1853 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Attempted murder by 3 enslaved persons Mississippi
Thompson v. Ross 26 Miss. 198 1853 0 Perfection of execution Mississippi
Townsend v. Henry 26 Miss. 203 1853 0 Distribution of proceeds from sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Selph v. Howland 23 Miss. 264 1852 0 Right of married woman to contract Mississippi
Boarman v. Groves 23 Miss. 280 1852 0 Binding of wife's separate property Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 34 Miss. 72 1857 0 Rights of purchaser Mississippi
Shanks v. Chambless 1 Miss. 249 1827 0 Conveyance of slave dispute Mississippi