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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Lusk 35 Miss. 696 1858 0 Validity of bequest of slaves to American Colonization Society for emancipation Mississippi
Watson v. State 36 Miss. 593 1859 0 Larceny of slaves by white man Mississippi
Emanuel v. State 36 Miss. 627 1859 0 Entitlement of enslaved men to habeaus corpus after felony conviction Mississippi
Hill v. McLaurin 28 Miss. 288 1854 0 Whether contract for sale of enslaved persons and property was valid Mississippi
Berry v. Bacon 28 Miss. 318 1854 0 Execution of deed of trust Mississippi
Allen v. Miles 36 Miss. 640 1859 0 Accounting of separate estate of wife Mississippi
Bradley v. Byrd 20 Miss. 269 1849 0 Wrongful distribution of slaves Mississippi
Childress v. Ford 18 Miss. 25 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gillespie 18 Miss. 31 1848 0 Arbitration dispute Mississippi
Cherry v. Jarratt 25 Miss. 221 1852 0 Entitlement of executor to commissions Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Torrey v. Grant 18 Miss. 89 1848 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 28 Miss. 409 1854 0 Whether enslaved persons are part of an estate Mississippi
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Clarke ex rel. Clarke v. McCreary 20 Miss. 347 1849 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Parker v. McNeill 20 Miss. 355 1849 0 Administrator of estate dispute Mississippi
Talbert v. Melton 17 Miss. 9 1847 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Gowan v. Jones 18 Miss. 164 1848 0 Action of replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Davis v. Rhodes 39 Miss. 152 1860 0 Evidence in case regarding execution of trust Mississippi