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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bush v. Cooper 26 Miss. 599 1853 1 Mississippi
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Formerly enslaved woman's right to property bequeathed to her Mississippi
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Issues with consideration for promissory note for sale of enslaved persons Mississippi
Funchess v. Seibe 26 Miss. 634 1854 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Fraud in sale of mortgaged property Mississippi
Crosby v. Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation 276 So. 2d 661 1973 1 Mississippi
Biddy v. State 277 So. 2d 115 1973 1 Mississippi
Mills v. Mills 279 So. 2d 917 1973 1 Mississippi
Mayson's Administrator v. Beazley's Administrator 27 Miss. 106 1854 0 Liability of partners for insolvency Mississippi
Woods v. Ridley 27 Miss. 119 1854 0 Right of administrator to hire enslaved persons and rent land Mississippi
Hoover v. Pierce 27 Miss. 13 1854 1 Mississippi
Ellis v. McBride 27 Miss. 155 1854 0 Division of fraudulently conveyed property Mississippi
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Frizell v. White 27 Miss. 198 1854 0 Right to replevin of enslaved persons Mississippi
Butler v. Spann 27 Miss. 234 1854 0 Entitlement to possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Binns v. Stokes 27 Miss. 239 1854 0 Libel and slander **** Mississippi
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Funchess v. Seibe 27 Miss. 26 1854 0 Division of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Prichard v. Martin 27 Miss. 305 1854 0 Overseer sues his employer for not allowing him to perform his contract Mississippi