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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lamar v. Williams 39 Miss. 342 1860 0 Action of trespass by owner of a slave for the whipping of the slave by another Mississippi
Herndon v. Bryant 39 Miss. 335 1860 0 Warranty of soundness of slave Mississippi
Mizell v. Sims 39 Miss. 331 1860 0 False statements as to a warranty of a slave's character Mississippi
Fondren v. Durfee 39 Miss. 324 1860 0 Breach of warranty in the sale of a sick slave Mississippi
Sims v. Conger 39 Miss. 231 1860 0 Construction of contingency in will Mississippi
Hancock v. Titus & Co. 39 Miss. 224 1860 0 Construction of will Mississippi
Hart v. Hart 39 Miss. 221 1860 0 Jurisdiction issues in case involving alleged illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Tucker v. Stites 39 Miss. 196 1860 0 Interpretation of a will Mississippi
Matthews v. Sontheimer 39 Miss. 174 1860 0 Probate of a will giving slaves to executor Mississippi
Kelly v. Miller 39 Miss. 17 1860 0 Insanity and evidence of such in determining validity of a will Mississippi
Edwards v. Gibbs 39 Miss. 166 1860 1 Mississippi
Davis v. Rhodes 39 Miss. 152 1860 0 Evidence in case regarding execution of trust Mississippi
McMullen v. J. N. 39 Miss. 142 1860 0 Lien of surety Mississippi
Bridgeforth v. Gray 39 Miss. 136 1860 1 Mississippi
McDowell v. Pennington 394 So. 2d 323 1981 1 Mississippi
Baker v. State 391 So. 2d 1010 1980 1 Mississippi
Woods v. Sturdevant 38 Miss. 68 1859 0 Gift of enslaved man from a parent to a child. Mississippi
Still v. Corp. of Woodville 38 Miss. 646 1860 0 Jurisdictional issues regarding domicile Mississippi
Alexander v. Moye 38 Miss. 640 1860 0 Bill to rescind defective title Mississippi
Clark v. Slaughter 38 Miss. 64 1859 1 Mississippi