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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
McCreary v. Hoopes 25 Miss. 428 1853 0 Levy of execution on enslaved person Mississippi
Gowan v. Jones 18 Miss. 164 1848 0 Action of replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Sam v. Fore 20 Miss. 413 1849 0 Right of a slave to freedom dispute Mississippi
M'Farland v. Smith 1 Miss. 172 1824 0 Action of trespass Mississippi
Winston v. Otley 25 Miss. 451 1853 0 Omission of notice Mississippi
Fitzgerald v. Reed 17 Miss. 94 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Keirn v. Carson 20 Miss. 431 1849 0 Sale of slaves dispute/warranty of slaves dispute Mississippi
Humphries v. Bartee 18 Miss. 282 1848 0 Absolute bill of sale dispute Mississippi
McGowan v. James 20 Miss. 445 1849 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Ferguson v. Applenhite 18 Miss. 301 1848 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Pass v. Dykes 16 Miss. 92 1846 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Moody v. Doe ex dem. Harper 25 Miss. 484 1853 0 Introduction of records of sale of enslaved persons as evidence Mississippi
James v. Fisk 17 Miss. 144 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Pettibone v. James 25 Miss. 495 1853 0 Payment of expenses to manage plantation of estate Mississippi
Turner v. Chambers 18 Miss. 308 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Quine v. Quine 17 Miss. 155 1847 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Fisher v. Leach 18 Miss. 313 1848 0 Adminstrator of estate dispute Mississippi
Kelly v. Weaver 37 Miss. 631 1859 0 Ursurious contract Mississippi
W. T. Raleigh Co. v. Barnes 143 Miss. 597 1926 1 Mississippi