Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Melius v. Houston 41 Miss. 59 1866 1 Mississippi
Riggs v. State 26 Miss. 51 1853 1 Mississippi
Rocco v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1280 1872 1 Mississippi
Stapleton v. State 130 Miss. 737 1922 1 Mississippi
Liddell v. Sims 17 Miss. 596 1848 1 Mississippi
Cole v. Fagan 108 Miss. 100 1914 1 Mississippi
Kelly v. Covington 119 Miss. 658 1919 1 Mississippi
Tarpley v. Wilson 33 Miss. 467 1857 1 Mississippi
Shaw v. Brown 35 Miss. 246 1858 1 Mississippi
Sam v. State 21 Miss. 189 1849 1 Mississippi
Fox v. Fairchild 133 Miss. 617 1923 1 Mississippi
Kent v. Stevenson 127 Miss. 529 1921 1 Mississippi
Osler v. Atlas Assur. Co. 127 Miss. 511 1921 1 Mississippi
Miller v. State 250 So. 2d 624 1971 1 Mississippi
Mansell v. Gross 345 So. 2d 1315 1977 1 Mississippi
Strawhern v. State 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1338 1872 1 Mississippi
Myers v. Viverett 110 Miss. 334 1915 1 Mississippi
Riley v. State 43 Miss. 397 1871 1 Mississippi
Vertner v. McMurran 1 Freem. Ch. 136 1844 1 Mississippi
Shivers v. Biloxi-Gulfport Daily Herald 236 Miss. 303 1959 1 Mississippi