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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bush v. Stamps 26 Miss. 463 1853 1 Mississippi
Grinstead v. Foute 26 Miss. 476 1853 0 Action founded on writing promising to hire and care for enslaved persons Mississippi
Frelick v. Turner 26 Miss. 393 1853 0 Guardian exceeding amount of ward's estate by hiring enslaved person Mississippi
Abram v. State 25 Miss. 589 1853 0 Swearing of grand jury **** Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 26 Miss. 134 1853 0 Distribution of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Phillips v. McLaughlin 26 Miss. 592 1853 0 Adverse possession Mississippi
Allen v. Keith 26 Miss. 232 1853 1 Mississippi
Jones v. Donald 26 Miss. 461 1853 0 Lawsuit for carrying an enslaved person out of the state Mississippi
Curtis v. Blair 26 Miss. 309 1853 1 Mississippi
McLoskey v. Gordon 26 Miss. 260 1853 1 Mississippi
Slack v. Slack 26 Miss. 287 1853 0 Gift of enslaved person provided in will Mississippi
Kilpatrick v. Byrne 25 Miss. 571 1853 1 Mississippi
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Requirements of will Mississippi
Whitney v. Freeland 26 Miss. 481 1853 1 Mississippi
McLauren v. Graham 26 Miss. 400 1853 0 Attempt to enforce an illegal contract Mississippi
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Consideration of deed Mississippi
Perkins v. Hackleman 26 Miss. 41 1853 0 Trespass Mississippi
A. & J. Dennistoun & Co. v. Potts 26 Miss. 13 1853 0 Insufficient registration of mortgage Mississippi
Felder v. Wall 26 Miss. 595 1853 0 Account to be taken by copartners in business venture Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Fraud in sale of mortgaged property Mississippi