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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Davis v. Herndon 39 Miss. 484 1860 0 Construction of a deed loaning slaves for life Mississippi
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Currie v. Murphy 35 Miss. 473 1858 0 Construction of clauses in will bequeathing slaves Mississippi
Sims v. Conger 39 Miss. 231 1860 0 Construction of contingency in will Mississippi
Haughton v. Brandon 40 Miss. 729 1866 0 Construction of last will and testament Mississippi
Johnson v. Miller 33 Miss. 553 1857 0 Construction of portion of proceeds from will Mississippi
Hill v. Felton 47 Ga. 455 1872 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Gibbon v. Gibbon 40 Ga. 562 1869 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Sorsby v. Vance 36 Miss. 564 1858 0 Construction of will Mississippi
Hancock v. Titus & Co. 39 Miss. 224 1860 0 Construction of will Mississippi
Hollingshed v. Alston 13 Ga. 277 1853 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitlock v. Vaun 38 Ga. 562 1868 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Dumas v. Robinson 40 Ga. 349 1869 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Goar 40 Ga. 676 1870 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Dean v. Nunnally 36 Miss. 358 1858 0 Construction of will bequeathing slaves to widow Mississippi
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
Jordan v. Pollock 14 Ga. 145 1853 0 constructive inquire Georgia
Lipscomb v. Postell ex rel. Van Vacter 38 Miss. 476 1860 0 Construing security of contract Mississippi
Union Bank v. Benham 23 Ala. 143 1853 0 Contensed Impriosnment by Habeas Corpus Alabama
Meyer v. Fogg 7 Fla. 292 1857 0 Contest on Probate of a Will Supreme Court of FL