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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Mississippi
Bibb v. Martin 22 Miss. 87 1850 0 Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 26 Miss. 134 1853 0 Mississippi
Searles v. Scott 22 Miss. 94 1850 0 Mississippi
Land v. Land 22 Miss. 99 1850 0 Mississippi
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Mississippi
Endicott v. Penny 22 Miss. 144 1850 0 Mississippi
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Mississippi
James v. Elder 23 Miss. 134 1851 0 Mississippi
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Mississippi
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Mississippi
Love v. Pass 22 Miss. 158 1850 0 Mississippi
Scudder v. Seals 1 Miss. 154 1824 0 Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Mississippi
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Mississippi
Noel v. Harvey 29 Miss. 72 1855 0 Mississippi
Perkins v. Hackleman 26 Miss. 41 1853 0 Mississippi
Turner v. Ellis 24 Miss. 173 1852 0 Mississippi
Pinson v. Williams 23 Miss. 64 1851 0 Mississippi
A. & J. Dennistoun & Co. v. Potts 26 Miss. 13 1853 0 Mississippi