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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Alexander v. Polk 39 Miss. 737 1861 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Mississippi
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Mississippi
McWhorter v. Donald 39 Miss. 779 1861 0 Mississippi
Fondren v. Durfee 39 Miss. 324 1860 0 Mississippi
Moore v. Chambers 19 Miss. 408 1848 0 Mississippi
Worten v. Howard 10 Miss. 527 1844 0 Mississippi
John v. State 24 Miss. 569 1852 0 Mississippi
Presley v. Stribling 24 Miss. 527 1852 0 Mississippi
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Mississippi
Garland v. Chambers 19 Miss. 337 1848 0 Mississippi
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Mississippi
Bosley v. Bruner 24 Miss. 457 1852 0 Mississippi
Garrett v. Hamblin 19 Miss. 219 1848 0 Mississippi
Pritchard v. Myers 19 Miss. 169 1848 0 Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Mississippi
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Mississippi