Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taylor v. Fomby 116 Ala. 621 1897 1 Alabama
State v. Ashford 120 N.C. 588 1897 1 North Carolina
Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty of New York v. Brady 151 N.Y. 611 1897 1 New York
Hale v. Hollon 90 Tex. 427 1897 1 Texas
Textor v. Orr 86 Md. 392 1897 1 Maryland
McCartney v. Fletcher 11 App. D.C. 1 1897 1 District of Columbia
Goldis v. Gately 168 Mass. 300 1897 1 Massachusetts
Wood v. State 63 Ark. 337 1897 1 Arkansas
Commonwealth v. Miller 6 Pa. Super. 35 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Perry v. Sweeny 11 App. D.C. 404 1897 1 District of Columbia
Williams v. State 37 Tex. Crim. 348 1897 1 Texas
Lynchburg Trust & Savings Bank v. A. G. Elliott & Co. 94 Va. 700 1897 1 Virginia
Bentz v. Maryland Bible Society 86 Md. 102 1897 1 Maryland
Gable v. Rauch 50 S.C. 95 1897 1 South Carolina
Kearney v. State 101 Ga. 803 1897 1 Georgia
Alger v. Anderson 78 F. 729 1897 1 United States
Craig & Bumgardner v. Hoge & Hutchinson 95 Va. 275 1897 1 Virginia
Long v. Meriden Britannia Co. 94 Va. 594 1897 1 Virginia
Sis v. Boarman 11 App. D.C. 116 1897 1 District of Columbia
Riggen v. Investment Co. 31 Or. 35 1897 1 Oregon