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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Moss v. Davidson 9 Miss. 112 1843 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Doty v. Mitchell 17 Miss. 435 1848 0 Contract of a married woman to hire slaves Mississippi
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Whitfield v. Whitfield 44 Miss. 254 1870 0 Detinue suit for personal property, including slaves Mississippi
Nations v. Alvis ex rel. Alvis 13 Miss. 338 1845 0 Recovery for posession of slave Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 18 Miss. 394 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Right to possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Harper v. Archer 12 Miss. 99 1845 0 Appeal bond Mississippi
Stuart v. Swanzy 20 Miss. 684 1849 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Fonte v. Horton 36 Miss. 350 1858 0 Liability of executor for hire of a slave specifically bequeathed Mississippi
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Thomas v. Estes 10 Miss. 439 1844 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Tooley v. Gridley 11 Miss. 493 1844 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Green v. Robinson 6 Miss. 80 1840 0 Contracting dispute Mississippi
Kidd v. Manley 28 Miss. 156 1854 0 Title to enslaved persons Mississippi
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Liability for seizure and sale of property Mississippi
Ragan v. Gray 27 Miss. 645 1854 0 Whether equity was attached on promissory note for purchase of plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi