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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation Mississippi
McGavock v. Whitfield 45 Miss. 452 1871 1 Mississippi
Gaiter v. State 45 Miss. 441 1871 1 Mississippi
Pendleton v. Galbreath 45 Miss. 43 1871 1 Mississippi
Parker v. Dean 45 Miss. 408 1871 1 Mississippi
Dement v. Heth 45 Miss. 388 1871 1 Mississippi
Minter v. Shirley 45 Miss. 376 1871 1 Mississippi
McIlvoy v. Alsop 45 Miss. 365 1871 0 Whether a note held by a Kentucky resident for land in Mississippi is collectible in Miss. Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Bowen v. Seale 45 Miss. 30 1871 1 Mississippi
Avent v. McCorkle 45 Miss. 221 1871 1 Mississippi
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Bankruptcy action Mississippi
Bowen v. Hoskins 45 Miss. 183 1871 1 Mississippi
Campbell v. Adair 45 Miss. 170 1871 1 Mississippi
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Norton v. Coley 45 Miss. 125 1871 1 Mississippi
Lee v. State 45 Miss. 114 1871 1 Mississippi
Bowen v. Bonner 45 Miss. 10 1871 0 Right of action of executor for notes for the purchase of slaves Mississippi
Berry v. Alsop 45 Miss. 1 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves were competent to be parties to an estate settlement Mississippi