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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Van Vacter v. M'Willie 31 Miss. 563 1856 0 Right to posession of trust estate Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
Johnson v. Brook 31 Miss. 17 1856 1 Mississippi
Ballard v. Davis 31 Miss. 525 1856 1 Mississippi
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Trial of enslaved man for attempted rape Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Action for purchase money for slave of slave after death of slave in purchaser's posession Mississippi
Campbell v. Webster 31 Miss. 345 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Cason v. Cason 31 Miss. 578 1856 1 Mississippi
Pringle v. Hunt 31 Miss. 351 1856 0 Division of slaves remaining in estate by executor/administrator Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Winn v. Barnett 31 Miss. 653 1856 0 Fraudulent assignment of slaves in sale of estate Mississippi
M'Cutchen v. Miller 31 Miss. 65 1856 0 Issues in purchase of slaves in litigation at the time of purchase Mississippi
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Disposition of wife's separate estate Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi