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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Mississippi
Lockhart v. Luker 36 Miss. 68 1858 0 Mississippi
Harvey v. Edington 25 Miss. 22 1852 0 Mississippi
Hardy v. Thomas 23 Miss. 544 1852 0 Mississippi
Varner v. Gregg 26 Miss. 590 1853 0 Mississippi
Terrel v. Ligon 1 Miss. 170 1824 0 Mississippi
Hoover v. Pierce 26 Miss. 627 1854 0 Mississippi
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Mississippi
Odom v. Harris 34 Miss. 410 1857 0 Mississippi
Funchess v. Seibe 26 Miss. 634 1854 0 Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Mississippi
Beck v. Rainey 28 Miss. 111 1854 0 Mississippi
Croft v. White 36 Miss. 455 1858 0 Mississippi
Ratliffe v. Collins 35 Miss. 581 1858 0 Mississippi
Prewett v. Land 36 Miss. 495 1858 0 Mississippi
Govan v. Binford 25 Miss. 151 1852 0 Mississippi
Gibson v. Jayne 37 Miss. 164 1859 0 Mississippi
Wells v. Wells 35 Miss. 638 1858 0 Mississippi
Hill v. McLaurin 28 Miss. 288 1854 0 Mississippi
Benoit v. Brill 15 Miss. 32 1846 0 Mississippi