Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Kimball 36 Kan. 474 1887 1 Kansas
Rooney v. Michael & Lyons 84 Ala. 585 1887 1 Alabama
Medlock v. Powell 96 N.C. 499 1887 1 North Carolina
Territory v. Layne 7 Mont. 225 1887 1 Montana
Old Dominion S. S. Co. v. McKenna 18 Abb. N. Cas. 262 1887 1 United States
Weber v. Christen 121 Ill. 91 1887 1 Illinois
Burritt v. Commissioners of State Contracts 120 Ill. 322 1887 1 Illinois
Root v. Railroad Co. 45 Ohio St. 222 1887 1 Ohio
Hoover v. Chambers 3 Wash. Terr. 26 1887 1 Washington
State v. Ellis 97 N.C. 447 1887 1 North Carolina
Lewis v. Klotz 39 La. Ann. 259 1887 1 Louisiana
Spencer v. Sully County 4 Dakota 474 1887 1 Dakota Territory
Munds v. Cassidey 98 N.C. 558 1887 1 North Carolina
State v. Hargrave 97 N.C. 457 1887 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Stephan 66 Md. 381 1887 1 Maryland
State of Louisiana v. United States 22 Ct. Cl. 284 1887 1 United States
Marable v. Mayer, Son & Co. 78 Ga. 710 1887 1 Georgia
Gibson v. Zeibig 24 Mo. App. 65 1887 1 Missouri
Grosvenor v. Bowen 15 R.I. 549 1887 1 Rhode Island
Gardella v. Meeker 3 Wash. Terr. 178 1887 1 Washington