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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Govan v. Binford 25 Miss. 151 1852 0 Mississippi
Fears v. Sykes 35 Miss. 633 1858 0 Mississippi
Gibson v. Jayne 37 Miss. 164 1859 0 Mississippi
Wells v. Wells 35 Miss. 638 1858 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Williams 36 Miss. 545 1858 0 Mississippi
Wyse v. Dandridge 35 Miss. 672 1858 0 Mississippi
Watson v. State 36 Miss. 593 1859 0 Mississippi
Jayne v. Dillon 28 Miss. 283 1854 0 Mississippi
Grant v. Lloyd 20 Miss. 191 1849 0 Mississippi
Hill v. McLaurin 28 Miss. 288 1854 0 Mississippi
Berry v. Bacon 28 Miss. 318 1854 0 Mississippi
Tillman v. Cowand 20 Miss. 262 1849 0 Mississippi
Carter v. Carter 28 Miss. 326 1854 0 Mississippi
Foy v. Foy 25 Miss. 207 1852 0 Mississippi
Childress v. Ford 18 Miss. 25 1848 0 Mississippi
Aaron v. Davidson 25 Miss. 213 1852 0 Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gillespie 18 Miss. 31 1848 0 Mississippi
Cherry v. Jarratt 25 Miss. 221 1852 0 Mississippi
Banks v. Evans 18 Miss. 35 1848 0 Mississippi
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Mississippi