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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Garnett v. Cowles 39 Miss. 60 1860 0 Mississippi
Weathersby v. Weathersby 39 Miss. 652 1861 0 Mississippi
Wilbourn v. Wilbourn 48 Miss. 38 1873 0 Mississippi
Dozier v. Freeman 47 Miss. 647 1873 0 Mississippi
Farley, Jurey & Co. v. Hord 45 Miss. 96 1871 0 Mississippi
McMath v. Johnson 41 Miss. 439 1867 0 Mississippi
Fatheree v. Fletcher 31 Miss. 265 1856 0 Mississippi
Cothran v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1382 1872 0 Mississippi
Cogan v. Frisby 36 Miss. 178 1858 0 Mississippi
Exum v. Brister 35 Miss. 391 1858 0 Mississippi
McLeod v. Johnson 28 Miss. 374 1854 0 Mississippi
Byrne v. Anderson 18 Miss. 81 1848 0 Mississippi
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Mississippi
Harrington v. O'Reilly 17 Miss. 216 1848 0 Mississippi
Hoy v. Taliaferro 16 Miss. 727 1847 0 Mississippi
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Mississippi
Moseby v. Williams 6 Miss. 520 1841 0 Mississippi
Wash v. State 22 Miss. 120 1850 0 Mississippi
Dillon v. Bennett 22 Miss. 171 1850 0 Mississippi
Rail v. Dotson 22 Miss. 176 1850 0 Mississippi