| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmons v. Gordon | 140 Mo. 490 | 1897 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Rogers v. Rogers | 153 N.Y. 343 | 1897 | 1 | New York | |
| Ford v. State | 75 Miss. 101 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Compton v. Smith | 120 Ala. 233 | 1897 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jeffries v. State | 74 Miss. 675 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Buck v. Davis | 64 Ark. 345 | 1897 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Tillaux v. Tillaux | 115 Cal. 663 | 1897 | 1 | California | |
| Bristol Iron & Steel Co. v. Caldwell | 95 Va. 47 | 1897 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Sargent | 32 Or. 110 | 1897 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Boswell v. Thigpen | 75 Miss. 308 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Brooks v. State | 103 Ga. 50 | 1897 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Foxworth v. Brown Bros. | 120 Ala. 59 | 1897 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kuhn v. McKay | 7 Wyo. 42 | 1897 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Banville v. Sullivan | 11 App. D.C. 23 | 1897 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Bryan v. Adler | 97 Wis. 124 | 1897 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Barabasz v. Kabat | 86 Md. 23 | 1897 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Taylor v. Fomby | 116 Ala. 621 | 1897 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Williams | 49 La. Ann. 1148 | 1897 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Hagerty v. State | 55 Ohio St. 613 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Hale v. Hollon | 90 Tex. 427 | 1897 | 1 | Texas |