Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Harper v. Reno 1 Freem. Ch. 323 1844 1 Mississippi
Brown v. Long Bell Co. 138 Miss. 548 1925 1 Mississippi
Chandler v. State 140 Miss. 524 1925 1 Mississippi
Hamilton v. Halpin 68 Miss. 99 1890 1 Mississippi
Koestler v. Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. 45 So. 3d 280 2010 1 Mississippi
Harris v. Phelps 2 Miss. Dec. 173 1881 1 Mississippi
Klein v. McNamara 54 Miss. 90 1876 1 Mississippi
Cossar v. Grenada Oil Mill 138 Miss. 890 1925 1 Mississippi
Ewing v. Ewing 198 Miss. 304 1945 1 Mississippi
Saunders v. Columbus Life & General Insurance 43 Miss. 583 1871 1 Mississippi
Guerrant v. Smith 48 Miss. 90 1873 1 Mississippi
Nichols v. Denny 37 Miss. 59 1859 1 Mississippi
Sheehan v. Kearney 82 Miss. 688 1903 1 Mississippi
Bruce v. State 138 Miss. 382 1925 1 Mississippi
Watts v. Gunn 53 Miss. 502 1876 1 Mississippi
Hodnett v. Hodnett 269 So. 3d 317 2018 1 Mississippi
O'Conner v. Ward 60 Miss. 1025 1883 1 Mississippi
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad v. Adams 85 Miss. 772 1904 1 Mississippi
Brown v. State 88 Miss. 166 1906 1 Mississippi
Somerville v. Mayes 54 Miss. 31 1876 1 Mississippi