Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Thornton v. West Feliciana Railroad 29 Miss. 143 1855 1 Mississippi
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Entitlement to sue Mississippi
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Lowery v. Craig 30 Miss. 19 1855 1 Mississippi
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Pennington v. Acker 30 Miss. 161 1855 0 Conveyance and sale of slaves Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Emancipation of slaves via will, in contravention of state laws Mississippi
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Bacon v. Ventress 32 Miss. 158 1856 1 Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi