Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Houston v. Royston 9 Miss. 238 1843 0 Mississippi
Warner v. Warner 33 Miss. 547 1857 0 Mississippi
Morton v. Walker 8 Miss. 554 1843 0 Mississippi
Lovelady v. Davis 33 Miss. 577 1857 0 Mississippi
Magee v. Catching 33 Miss. 672 1857 0 Mississippi
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Mississippi
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Mississippi
Ferriday v. Selser 5 Miss. 506 1840 0 Mississippi
Trimble v. Turner 21 Miss. 348 1850 0 Mississippi
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Mississippi
Morris v. Dillard 12 Miss. 636 1845 0 Mississippi
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Mississippi
Matthews v. Sontheimer 39 Miss. 174 1860 0 Mississippi
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Mississippi
Hardin v. Pelan 41 Miss. 112 1866 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Mississippi
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
Alexander v. Polk 39 Miss. 737 1861 0 Mississippi
Fondren v. Durfee 39 Miss. 324 1860 0 Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Mississippi