Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cheatham v. Gower 94 Va. 383 1897 1 Virginia
Smith v. Vulcan Iron Works 165 U.S. 518 1897 1 United States
Robertson v. Baldwin 165 U.S. 275 1897 1 United States
Succession of Heffner 49 La. Ann. 1443 1897 1 Louisiana
Allen v. Georgia 166 U.S. 138 1897 1 United States
Succession of Heffner 49 La. Ann. 407 1897 1 Louisiana
Hale v. Bugg 82 F. 33 1897 1 United States
Hurt v. Miller 95 Va. 32 1897 1 Virginia
Green v. Tuttle 5 Ariz. 179 1897 1 Arizona
Sherman v. Sherman 118 Cal. 428 1897 1 California
Reaves v. Oliver 168 U.S. 704 1897 1 United States
Bram v. United States 168 U.S. 532 1897 1 United States
Harris v. Masterson 91 Tex. 171 1897 1 Texas
State ex rel. Moody v. Call 39 Fla. 165 1897 1 Florida
State ex rel. Sintes v. Rightor 49 La. Ann. 696 1897 1 Louisiana
Young v. Easley 94 Va. 193 1897 1 Virginia
Badger v. City of New Orleans 49 La. Ann. 804 1897 1 Louisiana
Southern Pacific Co. v. Von Schmidt Dredge Co. 118 Cal. 368 1897 1 California
Miller v. Gist 91 Tex. 335 1897 1 Texas
Puryear v. Friery 16 Tex. Civ. App. 316 1897 1 Texas