Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Main 69 Conn. 123 1897 1 Connecticut
Seltzer v. Saxton 71 Ill. App. 229 1897 1 Illinois
Buxton v. Shaffer 43 W. Va. 296 1897 1 West Virginia
Bloxham v. Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad 39 Fla. 243 1897 1 Florida
Wooten v. State 99 Tenn. 189 1897 1 Tennessee
United States v. Murphy 82 F. 893 1897 1 United States
Estate of Seibert 4 Pa. Super. 514 1897 1 Pennsylvania
In re Estate of Adams 183 Pa. 134 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Walker v. Webster 95 Va. 377 1897 1 Virginia
Daniels v. Solomon 11 App. D.C. 163 1897 1 District of Columbia
Nighbert v. Hornsby 100 Tenn. 82 1897 1 Tennessee
United States ex rel. Bernardin v. Seymour 10 App. D.C. 294 1897 1 District of Columbia
Estate of Holmes 5 Coffey 394 1897 1 California
Estate of Lannon 5 Coffey 416 1897 1 California
Edwards v. State 39 Fla. 753 1897 1 Florida
Drumright v. Hite 2 Va. Dec. 465 1897 1 Virginia
Swinburne v. Mills 17 Wash. 611 1897 1 Washington
Francis v. Francis 180 Pa. 644 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Conelly v. Nashville 100 Tenn. 262 1897 1 Tennessee
Terry v. City of Richmond 94 Va. 537 1897 1 Virginia