Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Montgomery v. Dillingham 11 Miss. 647 1844 1 Mississippi
James v. State 45 Miss. 572 1871 1 Mississippi
Ewing v. Ewing 198 Miss. 304 1945 1 Mississippi
Adams v. Williams 97 Miss. 113 1910 1 Mississippi
Ladnier v. Ladnier 90 Miss. 475 1907 1 Mississippi
Cameron ex rel. Helm v. Gibson 1 Miss. 500 1832 1 Mississippi
Carradine v. Estate of Carradine 58 Miss. 286 1880 1 Mississippi
Ford v. Hegwood 485 So. 2d 1044 1986 1 Mississippi
Boone v. Davis 64 Miss. 133 1886 1 Mississippi
Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. v. Gulf & S. I. R. R. 110 Miss. 770 1915 1 Mississippi
Dycus v. Sillers 557 So. 2d 486 1990 1 Mississippi
Williamson v. State 64 Miss. 229 1886 1 Mississippi
Dee House v. State 94 Miss. 107 1908 1 Mississippi
Boles v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 476 1872 1 Mississippi
Williams v. State 2 Miss. Dec. 601 1882 1 Mississippi
Koestler v. Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. 45 So. 3d 280 2010 1 Mississippi
Cossar v. Grenada Oil Mill 138 Miss. 890 1925 1 Mississippi
Bruce v. State 138 Miss. 382 1925 1 Mississippi
Hodnett v. Hodnett 269 So. 3d 317 2018 1 Mississippi
Graves v. State 134 Miss. 547 1924 1 Mississippi