Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphy v. City of San Luis Obispo 5 Cal. Unrep. 665 1897 1 California
Bentz v. Maryland Bible Society 86 Md. 102 1897 1 Maryland
State v. Ashford 120 N.C. 588 1897 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Cook 10 App. D.C. 487 1897 1 District of Columbia
Polson v. Stewart 167 Mass. 211 1897 1 Massachusetts
McCartney v. Fletcher 10 App. D.C. 572 1897 1 District of Columbia
Beagle v. Smith 50 Neb. 446 1897 1 Nebraska
Lake Roland Elevated Ry. Co. v. Weir 86 Md. 273 1897 1 Maryland
Levar v. State 103 Ga. 42 1897 1 Georgia
Droop v. Ridenour 11 App. D.C. 224 1897 1 District of Columbia
Goldis v. Gately 168 Mass. 300 1897 1 Massachusetts
Barley v. Byrd 95 Va. 316 1897 1 Virginia
Lynchburg Trust & Savings Bank v. A. G. Elliott & Co. 94 Va. 700 1897 1 Virginia
France v. State 57 Ohio St. 1 1897 1 Ohio
State v. Call 121 N.C. 643 1897 1 North Carolina
Shafer v. Shafer 85 Md. 554 1897 1 Maryland
In re the Estate of Wilmerding 117 Cal. 281 1897 1 California
Townsend v. Sparks 50 S.C. 380 1897 1 South Carolina
Waterbury v. Tucker & Carter Cordage Co. 152 N.Y. 610 1897 1 New York
Day v. Madden 9 Colo. App. 464 1897 1 Colorado