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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dunn v. Choate 4 Tex. 7 1849 0 Texas
Tinnen v. Mebane 10 Tex. 246 1853 0 Texas
Edrington v. League 1 Tex. 64 1846 0 Texas
Thompson v. Chumney 8 Tex. 389 1852 0 Texas
Briscoe v. Corri 1 Dallam 556 1844 0 Texas
Gates v. Flint 39 Miss. 365 1860 0 Mississippi
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mississippi
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Mississippi
Parr v. Gibbons 27 Miss. 375 1854 0 Mississippi
Frizell v. White 27 Miss. 198 1854 0 Mississippi
Cole v. Leake 27 Miss. 767 1854 0 Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Mississippi
Byrd v. State 2 Miss. 247 1835 0 Mississippi
Shotwell v. Webb 23 Miss. 375 1852 0 Mississippi
Shelton v. Baldwin 26 Miss. 439 1853 0 Mississippi
Green v. State 23 Miss. 509 1852 0 Mississippi
Ike v. State 23 Miss. 525 1852 0 Mississippi
Steppacher v. Reneau 25 Miss. 114 1852 0 Mississippi
Green v. Green 11 Miss. 256 1844 0 Mississippi
Plummer v. Plummer 37 Miss. 185 1859 0 Mississippi