Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
John v. State 6 Wyo. 203 1896 1 Wyoming
McMahill v. Torrence 163 Ill. 277 1896 1 Illinois
Norfolk & Western R. v. Dunnaway’s Adm’r 93 Va. 29 1896 1 Virginia
McClements v. Downey 2 Pa. Super. 443 1896 1 Pennsylvania
Allen v. Lewis 38 Fla. 115 1896 1 Florida
People ex rel. Penny v. Board of Excise 40 N.Y.S. 741 1896 1 New York
Ions v. Harbison 112 Cal. 260 1896 1 California
Blair v. Mounts 41 W. Va. 706 1896 1 West Virginia
Union Central Life Ins. v. Pollard 94 Va. 146 1896 1 Virginia
Clark v. Clark 174 Pa. 309 1896 1 Pennsylvania
Hudson v. Watson 2 Pa. Super. 422 1896 1 Pennsylvania
Sloniger v. Sloniger 161 Ill. 270 1896 1 Illinois
Culver v. People ex rel. Kochersperger 161 Ill. 89 1896 1 Illinois
Sheehan v. St. Paul & D. Ry. Co. 76 F. 201 1896 1 United States
Jones's v. Jones's 92 Va. 590 1896 1 Virginia
Langford v. Varner 65 Mo. App. 370 1896 1 Missouri
Halferty v. Scearce 135 Mo. 428 1896 1 Missouri
Roselle v. Beckemeir 134 Mo. 380 1896 1 Missouri
Ross' Ex'r v. Kiger 42 W. Va. 402 1896 1 West Virginia
State v. Richardson 47 S.C. 166 1896 1 South Carolina