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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Hairston v. Hairston 27 Miss. 704 1854 0 Mississippi
Downey v. Barnett 27 Miss. 409 1854 0 Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Mississippi
Beirne v. Mower 21 Miss. 427 1850 0 Mississippi
Taylor v. Stone 21 Miss. 652 1850 0 Mississippi
Trimble v. Turner 21 Miss. 348 1850 0 Mississippi
Watson v. Blackwood 50 Miss. 15 1874 0 Mississippi
Irion v. Hume 50 Miss. 419 1874 0 Mississippi
Montgomery v. Norris 2 Miss. 499 1837 0 Mississippi
White v. Johnson 23 Miss. 68 1851 0 Mississippi
Duncan v. Johnson 23 Miss. 130 1851 0 Mississippi
Kilcrease v. Shelby 23 Miss. 161 1851 0 Mississippi
Townsend v. Henry 26 Miss. 203 1853 0 Mississippi
Mitchell v. Otey 23 Miss. 236 1851 0 Mississippi
Boarman v. Groves 23 Miss. 280 1852 0 Mississippi
Clark v. Slaughter 34 Miss. 65 1857 0 Mississippi
Frelick v. Turner 26 Miss. 393 1853 0 Mississippi
McLauren v. Graham 26 Miss. 400 1853 0 Mississippi
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Mississippi
Heard v. Daniel 26 Miss. 451 1853 0 Mississippi