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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robertson v. Bruner 24 Miss. 242 1852 0 Enforcement of contract Mississippi
Powell v. Brandon 24 Miss. 343 1852 0 Interest in enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Hill v. Robertson 24 Miss. 368 1852 0 Right to possession of mortgaged property Mississippi
Doughty v. Owen 24 Miss. 404 1852 0 Rights of a master when an enslaved person is charged with a high crime Mississippi
Gully v. Dunlap 24 Miss. 410 1852 0 Recovery of bond on account of levy and sale of enslaved man Mississippi
Boyd v. Lambeth 24 Miss. 433 1852 0 Attachment of equity Mississippi
Bosley v. Bruner 24 Miss. 457 1852 0 Judgment without notice Mississippi
Lake v. Hastings 24 Miss. 490 1852 1 Mississippi
Harris v. Ransom 24 Miss. 504 1852 1 Mississippi
McLaurin v. Parker 24 Miss. 509 1852 1 Mississippi
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Notice to creditor regarding mortgage Mississippi
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Conveyance of enslaved persons on whom there is a levy Mississippi
Presley v. Stribling 24 Miss. 527 1852 0 Interest in enslaved persons for purpose of payment of debt Mississippi
John v. State 24 Miss. 569 1852 0 Proving ownership of deceased enslaved man in indictment of another enslaved man for his murder Mississippi
Lusk v. McNamer 24 Miss. 58 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved person Mississippi
Hamberlain v. Marble 24 Miss. 586 1852 0 Equity in cases where two people have claims against property Mississippi
Murphy v. State 24 Miss. 590 1852 0 Whether the name of an enslaved person or their owner must be stated in an indictment under specific act Mississippi
Phipps v. Tarpley 24 Miss. 597 1852 0 Holding of legal title Mississippi
Bland v. Muncaster 24 Miss. 62 1852 0 Sale of enslaved persons Mississippi