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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Dearing v. Ford 21 Miss. 269 1850 0 Action to recover for maintanence of slaves Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Doe ex dem. Shelton v. Hamilton 23 Miss. 496 1852 0 Disposition of enslaved persons under levy Mississippi
King v. Terry 7 Miss. 513 1842 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Melton v. Howard 8 Miss. 103 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Rowley v. Cummings 9 Miss. 340 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Lewis v. State 41 Miss. 686 1868 0 Liability of a master for enslaved man on bond Mississippi
Redus v. Wofford 12 Miss. 579 1845 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
Vanhouten v. Reily 14 Miss. 440 1846 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
McKiernan v. Massingill 14 Miss. 375 1846 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Munford v. State 39 Miss. 558 1860 0 Double jeopardy in enslaved man's muder of a white man Mississippi
Jeff v. State 39 Miss. 593 1860 0 Assault and battery committed by enslaved man on his master. Mississippi
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Recovery of enslaved man in posession of creditors Mississippi
Shaw v. Brown 42 Miss. 309 1868 0 Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation Mississippi
Barker v. Justice 41 Miss. 240 1866 0 Sale of a slave without certificate of condition Mississippi
Kelly v. Miller 39 Miss. 17 1860 0 Insanity and evidence of such in determining validity of a will Mississippi