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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Mississippi
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
Potters II v. State Highway Comm'n of Mississippi 608 So. 2d 1227 1992 1 Mississippi
Wade v. Grimes 8 Miss. 425 1843 0 Mississippi
Arguelles v. State 867 So. 2d 1036 2003 1 Mississippi
White v. Graves 24 Miss. 166 1852 0 Mississippi
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Mississippi
Barbee v. Pigott 507 So. 2d 77 1987 1 Mississippi
Reynolds v. Walker 29 Miss. 250 1855 0 Mississippi
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 26 Miss. 134 1853 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
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