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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Mississippi
Cook's Heirs v. Bay 5 Miss. 485 1840 0 Mississippi
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Mississippi
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Mississippi
Prosser v. Leatherman ex rel. Hutchins 5 Miss. 237 1839 0 Mississippi
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 1840 0 Mississippi
Phillips v. Lane 5 Miss. 122 1839 0 Mississippi
Tewksbury v. Tewksbury 5 Miss. 109 1839 0 Mississippi
Marshall v. Fulgham 5 Miss. 216 1839 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Richey 5 Miss. 233 1839 0 Mississippi
McMurran v. Soria 5 Miss. 154 1839 0 Mississippi
Foster v. Alston 7 Miss. 406 1842 0 Mississippi
Wheelock v. Cozzens 7 Miss. 279 1842 0 Mississippi
King v. Terry 7 Miss. 513 1842 0 Mississippi
Philbrick v. Holloway 7 Miss. 91 1842 0 Mississippi
Jones v. Stanton 8 Miss. 601 1843 0 Mississippi
Melton v. Howard 8 Miss. 103 1843 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Hurd 8 Miss. 188 1843 0 Mississippi
Brien v. Williamson 8 Miss. 14 1843 0 Mississippi