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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Lee v. Portwood 41 Miss. 109 1866 0 Action for replevin Mississippi
Taylor v. Sorsby 1 Miss. 97 1821 0 Action for stealing slaves Mississippi
Grinstead v. Foute 26 Miss. 476 1853 0 Action founded on writing promising to hire and care for enslaved persons Mississippi
Randall v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 254 1872 0 Action naming negro a slave Mississippi
Magee v. Harrington 21 Miss. 403 1850 0 Action of detinue for a slave Mississippi
Carraway v. McNeice 1 Miss. 538 1832 0 Action of detinue for slaves Mississippi
Wilkins ex rel. Gwin v. Wells 17 Miss. 325 1848 0 Action of detinue for slaves Mississippi
Herrington v. Bradford's Executrix 1 Miss. 520 1832 0 Action of detinue for slaves Mississippi
Whitfield v. Whitfield 40 Miss. 352 1866 0 Action of detinue to recover slaves Mississippi
Dismukes v. Terry 1 Miss. 197 1825 0 Action of relief Mississippi
House v. Fultz 21 Miss. 39 1849 0 Action of replevin Mississippi
Gowan v. Jones 18 Miss. 164 1848 0 Action of replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
M'Farland v. Smith 1 Miss. 172 1824 0 Action of trespass Mississippi
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
Miller v. Doxey 1 Miss. 329 1829 0 Action of trover for slaves Mississippi
Munn v. Perkins 9 Miss. 412 1843 0 Action of warranty against slave Mississippi
Stokes v. Winslow 31 Miss. 518 1856 0 Action on bill of exchange payable to bearer Mississippi
Worten v. Howard 10 Miss. 527 1844 0 Action to recover a slave Mississippi
Dearing v. Ford 21 Miss. 269 1850 0 Action to recover for maintanence of slaves Mississippi
Duncan v. Dick 1 Miss. 281 1827 0 Action to recover slave Mississippi