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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Disposition of wife's separate estate Mississippi
Lusk v. Lewis 32 Miss. 297 1856 1 Mississippi
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Stewart v. Richardson 32 Miss. 313 1856 1 Mississippi
Watkins v. Adams 32 Miss. 333 1856 0 Grant of administration of estate - specifically involving removal of slaves Mississippi
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Fiser v. Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad 32 Miss. 359 1856 1 Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Williams v. State 32 Miss. 389 1856 1 Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Hamilton v. Moore 32 Miss. 625 1856 1 Mississippi
Miller v. Leflore 32 Miss. 634 1856 1 Mississippi
Williams ex rel. Williams v. Wilson 335 So. 2d 110 1976 1 Mississippi
Olive v. Walton 33 Miss. 103 1857 0 How separate estate of wife descends Mississippi
Bass v. Heard 33 Miss. 131 1857 0 Enjoinment of executions Mississippi
Manly v. Kidd 33 Miss. 141 1857 0 Right to slaves in possession of claimants Mississippi
Shearer v. Winston 33 Miss. 149 1857 1 Mississippi