Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Beatty v. Smith 10 Miss. 567 1844 0 Mississippi
Selser v. Ferriday 21 Miss. 698 1850 0 Mississippi
Bosley v. Bruner 24 Miss. 457 1852 0 Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Mississippi
Kelly v. Davis 37 Miss. 76 1859 0 Mississippi
Watt v. Conger 21 Miss. 412 1850 0 Mississippi
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Mississippi
Norman v. Burnett 25 Miss. 183 1852 0 Mississippi
Harmon v. Short 16 Miss. 433 1847 0 Mississippi
Prewett v. Dobbs 21 Miss. 431 1850 0 Mississippi
Goodman v. Burford 18 Miss. 385 1848 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 392 1872 0 Mississippi
Goodwin v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 257 1872 0 Mississippi
Mercer v. Stark 1 Miss. 451 1831 0 Mississippi
Turnbull v. Middleton 1 Miss. 413 1831 0 Mississippi
King v. Cooper 1 Miss. 359 1829 0 Mississippi
Townsend v. Odam 1 Miss. 356 1829 0 Mississippi
Shanks v. Chambless 1 Miss. 249 1827 0 Mississippi
Mahorner v. Hooe 17 Miss. 247 1848 0 Mississippi
Vannerson v. Culbertson 18 Miss. 150 1848 0 Mississippi