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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Roach v. Anderson 28 Miss. 234 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved man Mississippi
Raby v. Batiste 27 Miss. 731 1854 0 Whether there was authority to convey property to the son of an enslaved man (?) Mississippi
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Dunbar v. Chevalier 28 Miss. 161 1854 1 Mississippi
Frizell v. White 27 Miss. 198 1854 0 Right to replevin of enslaved persons Mississippi
Cole v. Leake 27 Miss. 767 1854 0 Distribution of profits from sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Johnson v. Jackson 27 Miss. 498 1854 1 Mississippi
Roberts v. Rogers 28 Miss. 152 1854 1 Mississippi
Rabb v. McKinnie 27 Miss. 98 1854 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Fraudulent sale of land bought using enslaved persons Mississippi
Hodge v. Mitchell 27 Miss. 560 1854 1 Mississippi
Ellis v. Murray 28 Miss. 129 1854 0 Writ of right to sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Stewart v. Burkhalter 28 Miss. 396 1854 0 Sale of enslaved persons by copartners absent order from probate court Mississippi
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Authority of administrator to sell enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Mayson's Administrator v. Beazley's Administrator 27 Miss. 106 1854 0 Liability of partners for insolvency Mississippi
Dozier v. Lewis 27 Miss. 679 1854 0 Lien on enslaved persons Mississippi
Brown v. Nevitt 27 Miss. 801 1854 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
Downey v. Barnett 27 Miss. 409 1854 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons to be sold to execute deed Mississippi
New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad v. Harris 27 Miss. 517 1854 1 Mississippi