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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Cocke v. Rucks 34 Miss. 105 1857 0 Legal title to slave Mississippi
Garrison v. Fisher 26 Miss. 352 1853 0 Title to enslaved woman in estate Mississippi
Thornton v. McNeill 23 Miss. 369 1852 0 Alternative dispute resolution as a bar to action Mississippi
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
Trotter v. McCall 26 Miss. 410 1853 0 Violation of contract for hire of an enslaved person, resulting in injury to the person Mississippi
Harper v. Hill 35 Miss. 63 1858 0 Sale of slaves under a levy Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 26 Miss. 474 1853 0 Tax on person who sold enslaved persons for a living Mississippi
Terrel v. Ligon 1 Miss. 170 1824 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Jones v. Donald 26 Miss. 461 1853 0 Lawsuit for carrying an enslaved person out of the state Mississippi
Hoover v. Wells 35 Miss. 159 1858 0 Defective conveyance of slaves by wife binding on husband Mississippi
Doe ex dem. Shelton v. Hamilton 23 Miss. 496 1852 0 Disposition of enslaved persons under levy Mississippi
Grinstead v. Foute 26 Miss. 476 1853 0 Action founded on writing promising to hire and care for enslaved persons Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Bridges v. Maxwell 34 Miss. 309 1857 0 Slaves removed from property by administrators Mississippi
Beck v. Beck 36 Miss. 72 1858 0 Bill filed for effecting the division of slaves in a will Mississippi
Harvey v. Edington 25 Miss. 22 1852 0 Recovery of wife's title to enslaved person Mississippi
Hardy v. Thomas 23 Miss. 544 1852 0 Trover Mississippi
Felder v. Wall 26 Miss. 595 1853 0 Account to be taken by copartners in business venture Mississippi
Goodwin v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 257 1872 0 Will & trust Mississippi