Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Jones 292 N.C. 513 1977 1 North Carolina
Bush v. Vail 2 Miss. Dec. 519 1881 1 Mississippi
Floyd v. Calvert 53 Miss. 37 1876 1 Mississippi
Gordon v. Warfield 74 Miss. 553 1896 1 Mississippi
Stevens v. Cincinnati Times-Star Co. 72 Ohio St. 112 1905 1 Ohio
Holman v. Tjosevig 6 Alaska 690 1922 1 Alaska
Snipes v. Commercial & Industrial Bank 225 Miss. 345 1955 1 Mississippi
Reed v. American Medical Security Group, Inc. 324 F. Supp. 2d 798 2004 1 United States
Duckett v. Butler 67 S.C. 130 1903 1 South Carolina
Elliott v. Connell 13 Miss. 91 1845 1 Mississippi
Simpson v. Jones 82 N.C. 323 1880 1 North Carolina
Williams v. Stratton 18 Miss. 418 1848 1 Mississippi
Nicholson v. Commissioners of Dare County 118 N.C. 30 1896 1 North Carolina
Commercial Bank of Manchester v. Doe on demise Martin 17 Miss. 613 1848 1 Mississippi
Neylans v. Burge 22 Miss. 201 1850 1 Mississippi
Steen v. Steen 25 Miss. 513 1853 1 Mississippi
Melvin v. Bullard 82 N.C. 33 1880 1 North Carolina
Root v. McFerrin 37 Miss. 17 1859 1 Mississippi
Davis v. Hamilton 50 Miss. 213 1874 1 Mississippi
Spivey v. Godfrey 258 N.C. 676 1963 1 North Carolina