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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McWhorter v. Donald 39 Miss. 779 1861 0 Probation of an estate Mississippi
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Frank v. State 39 Miss. 705 1861 0 Evidentiary issues, including validity of confession, in a B&E committed by enslaved man Mississippi
Josephine v. State 39 Miss. 613 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a slaveowner's daughter by enslaved woman, and attempted poisoning of the rest of the family Mississippi
Jeff v. State 39 Miss. 593 1860 0 Assault and battery committed by enslaved man on his master. Mississippi
George v. State 39 Miss. 570 1860 0 Same facts as Jospehine v. State (39 Miss. 613) Mississippi
Munford v. State 39 Miss. 558 1860 0 Double jeopardy in enslaved man's muder of a white man Mississippi
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Recovery of enslaved man in posession of creditors Mississippi
Gates v. Flint 39 Miss. 365 1860 0 Execution of levy on a chattel Mississippi
Kelly v. Miller 39 Miss. 17 1860 0 Insanity and evidence of such in determining validity of a will Mississippi
Davis v. Rhodes 39 Miss. 152 1860 0 Evidence in case regarding execution of trust Mississippi
Executors of Adams v. Jones 39 Ga. 479 1869 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Collier v. State 39 Ga 31 1869 0 Attempted murderer and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Rockwell v. Protor 39 ga 105 1869 0 Recovery for coat lost Supreme Court of Georgia
Broadhead v. Jones 39 Ala. 96 1863 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Aaron v. State 39 Ala. 75 1863 0 Trial for murder Alabama
Mims' Adm'r v. Mims 39 Ala. 716 1866 0 Property dispute Alabama
Ferdinand v. State 39 Ala. 706 1866 0 Indictment for Obtaining Goods under False Pretenses Alabama
Witherby v. State 39 Ala. 702 1866 0 Indictment against Freedman for Assault Alabama