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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
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Stokes v. Winslow 31 Miss. 518 1856 0 Action on bill of exchange payable to bearer Mississippi
Garland v. Stewart 31 Miss. 314 1856 0 Who is responsible for purchase price of enslaved woman who was "unsound" Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Nevitt v. Bacon 32 Miss. 212 1856 0 Statute of limitations for forclosure of a mortgage Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Greenwade v. Mills 31 Miss. 464 1856 0 Prosecution for theft of a slave Mississippi
Fearn v. Shirley 31 Miss. 301 1856 0 Rights of feme coverts who are infants in property Mississippi
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi
Gulledge v. Berry 31 Miss. 346 1856 0 Misapplication of funds of estate Mississippi
Winn v. Barnett 31 Miss. 653 1856 0 Fraudulent assignment of slaves in sale of estate Mississippi
Campbell v. Webster 31 Miss. 345 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Pringle v. Hunt 31 Miss. 351 1856 0 Division of slaves remaining in estate by executor/administrator Mississippi
Hutchins v. Brooks 31 Miss. 430 1856 0 Sale of slave belonging to estate Mississippi
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Bacon v. Ventress 32 Miss. 158 1856 1 Mississippi