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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Magee v. Harrington 21 Miss. 403 1850 0 Mississippi
Gillespie v. McKnight 10 F. Cas. 385 1870 0 United States
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Davis v. Minor 2 Miss. 183 1835 0 Mississippi
A. & J. Dennistoun & Co. v. Potts 26 Miss. 13 1853 0 Mississippi
Pinson v. Williams 23 Miss. 64 1851 0 Mississippi
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Mississippi
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Mississippi
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Mississippi
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Mississippi
Reynolds v. Walker 29 Miss. 250 1855 0 Mississippi
Miller v. Pickens 26 Miss. 182 1853 0 Mississippi
Mason v. Moody 26 Miss. 184 1853 0 Mississippi
Hemphill v. Hemphill 34 Miss. 68 1857 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 34 Miss. 72 1857 0 Mississippi
Gray v. Regan 23 Miss. 304 1852 0 Mississippi
Garrison v. Fisher 26 Miss. 352 1853 0 Mississippi
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
McRary v. Fries 57 N.C. 233 1858 0 North Carolina