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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Mississippi
Fairly v. Thompson 34 Miss. 101 1857 0 Mississippi
O'Reilly v. Hendricks 10 Miss. 388 1844 0 Mississippi
Garrett v. Hamblin 19 Miss. 241 1848 0 Mississippi
Gelstrop v. Moore 26 Miss. 206 1853 0 Mississippi
Haughton v. Brandon 40 Miss. 729 1866 0 Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 38 Miss. 599 1860 0 Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Mississippi
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Mississippi
Goodman v. Burford 18 Miss. 385 1848 0 Mississippi
Sessions v. Bacon 23 Miss. 272 1852 0 Mississippi
Lacoste v. Pipkin 21 Miss. 589 1850 0 Mississippi
Mahorner v. Harrison 21 Miss. 53 1849 0 Mississippi
Garland v. Hull 21 Miss. 76 1849 0 Mississippi
Steele v. Shirley 21 Miss. 196 1849 0 Mississippi
Trotter v. Dobbs 38 Miss. 198 1859 0 Mississippi
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Mississippi
Walker v. Gilbert 21 Miss. 693 1850 0 Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Mississippi
Portevant v. Pendleton's Administrators 23 Miss. 25 1851 0 Mississippi