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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Phillips v. McLaughlin 26 Miss. 592 1853 0 Adverse possession Mississippi
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Cooper v. Newell 36 Miss. 316 1858 0 Replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Execution of levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Battaile v. Fisher 36 Miss. 321 1858 0 Liability of receiver for hire of slaves assigned to him Mississippi
Odom v. Harris 34 Miss. 410 1857 0 Avoiding deed in action of replevin Mississippi
Shewalter v. Brown 35 Miss. 423 1858 0 Sale of slaves subject to local levies Mississippi
Westmoreland v. Walker 25 Miss. 76 1852 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
King v. Talbert 36 Miss. 367 1858 0 Voiding of direction in a will Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Beck v. Rainey 28 Miss. 111 1854 0 Fraudulent disposal of property in estate Mississippi
Croft v. White 36 Miss. 455 1858 0 Effect of alteration by stranger on private writings Mississippi
Ratliffe v. Collins 35 Miss. 581 1858 0 Wife's liability for husband's debts Mississippi
Prewett v. Land 36 Miss. 495 1858 0 Power of wife to charge trust estate Mississippi
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
Govan v. Binford 25 Miss. 151 1852 0 Enforcement of delivery of enslaved man Mississippi
Fears v. Sykes 35 Miss. 633 1858 0 Adverse possession of slave Mississippi
Sorsby v. Vance 36 Miss. 564 1858 0 Construction of will Mississippi
Dibrell v. Carlisle 48 Miss. 691 1873 0 Use of slaves to secure a debt Mississippi