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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Haralson v. White 38 Miss. 178 1859 0 Voucher for payment of judgement Mississippi
Strawhern v. State 37 Miss. 422 1859 1 Mississippi
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Recovery of the amount of promissory note Mississippi
Emanuel v. State 36 Miss. 627 1859 0 Entitlement of enslaved men to habeaus corpus after felony conviction Mississippi
Watson v. State 36 Miss. 593 1859 0 Larceny of slaves by white man Mississippi
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Mitchell v. Woodson 37 Miss. 567 1859 1 Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Kelly v. Weaver 37 Miss. 631 1859 0 Ursurious contract Mississippi
Whitley v. Stephenson 38 Miss. 113 1859 0 Widow's right to property Mississippi
Smith v. Williams 38 Miss. 48 1859 0 Replevin action to recover slaves Mississippi
Gibson v. Jayne 37 Miss. 164 1859 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Cason v. Hubbard 38 Miss. 35 1859 0 Feme covert title to enslaved man Mississippi
Root v. McFerrin 37 Miss. 17 1859 1 Mississippi
French v. Davis 38 Miss. 167 1859 0 Administrator charged with the hire of slaves Mississippi
Trotter v. Dobbs 38 Miss. 198 1859 0 Whether a party to a case is a "free white person" Mississippi
Gorin v. Gordon 38 Miss. 205 1859 0 Recovery of slaves distributed in a marriage settlement Mississippi
McGuire v. State 37 Miss. 369 1859 1 Mississippi
Wilkinson v. Flowers 37 Miss. 579 1859 1 Mississippi
Johnston v. Union Bank of Tennessee 37 Miss. 526 1859 1 Mississippi