Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Steen v. Steen 25 Miss. 513 1853 1 Mississippi
Root v. McFerrin 37 Miss. 17 1859 1 Mississippi
Davis v. Hamilton 50 Miss. 213 1874 1 Mississippi
Brown v. Barlow 51 Miss. 7 1875 1 Mississippi
Staton v. Bryant 55 Miss. 261 1877 1 Mississippi
Ferguson v. Shepherd 58 Miss. 804 1881 1 Mississippi
Weems v. Love Manufacturing Co. 74 Miss. 831 1897 1 Mississippi
Sledge v. Dickson 81 Miss. 501 1902 1 Mississippi
Fort v. Battle 21 Miss. 133 1849 1 Mississippi
Prestige v. Pendleton 28 Miss. 379 1854 1 Mississippi
Abbot v. Johnson 32 N.H. 9 1855 1 New Hampshire
Loftin v. State 19 Miss. 358 1848 1 Mississippi
Wharton v. State 41 Miss. 680 1868 1 Mississippi
Wharton v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1527 1872 1 Mississippi
Loftin v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 420 1872 1 Mississippi
Lake v. Hastings 24 Miss. 490 1852 1 Mississippi
Vick v. Shinn 49 Ark. 70 1886 1 Arkansas
Pass v. Grenada County 71 Miss. 426 1893 1 Mississippi
Edward Hines Yellow Pine Trustees v. Stewart 135 Miss. 331 1924 1 Mississippi
Greenwood v. Ligon 18 Miss. 615 1848 1 Mississippi