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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Jolly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 450 1872 0 Recovery for murder of a slave Mississippi
McIlvoy v. Alsop 45 Miss. 365 1871 0 Whether a note held by a Kentucky resident for land in Mississippi is collectible in Miss. Mississippi
Bowen v. Bonner 45 Miss. 10 1871 0 Right of action of executor for notes for the purchase of slaves Mississippi
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Bankruptcy action Mississippi
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation Mississippi
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Martin v. Tarver 43 Miss. 517 1871 0 Power of administrator to pay or delay payment of debts for slaves Mississippi
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian Mississippi
Guion v. Doherty 43 Miss. 538 1871 0 Coverture Mississippi
Herrod v. Davis 43 Miss. 102 1870 0 Contract for the hiring of a former slave and the status of said hire in context of emancipation Mississippi
McMillan v. Causey 43 Miss. 227 1870 0 Defective sale of a slave who was later emancipated Mississippi
Redus v. Hayden 43 Miss. 614 1871 0 Confirmation of the sale of slaves Mississippi
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Division of an estate Mississippi
Jagers v. Griffin 43 Miss. 134 1870 0 Contract recision Mississippi
Mayfield v. Barnard 43 Miss. 270 1870 0 Who bears the burden of the cost of an emancipated slave in a contract Mississippi
Thompson v. Munson 43 Miss. 176 1870 0 Evidence shown proving that a black person was not a slave Mississippi
Pitts v. State 43 Miss. 472 1871 0 Admissibility of an extra-judicial confession Mississippi
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Annual account of guardian for managed estate, including slaves Mississippi
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Will leaving slaves to a ward Mississippi
W. T. Raleigh Co. v. Barnes 143 Miss. 597 1926 1 Mississippi