Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taylor v. Fomby 116 Ala. 621 1897 1 Alabama
Jarrell v. French 43 W. Va. 456 1897 1 West Virginia
McGowan v. Bailey, Wilson & Co. 179 Pa. 470 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Droop v. Ridenour 11 App. D.C. 224 1897 1 District of Columbia
Bowles v. Field 78 F. 742 1897 1 United States
In re Estate of Miller 179 Pa. 645 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Gougar v. Timberlake 148 Ind. 38 1897 1 Indiana
Standard Oil Co. v. Oeser 11 App. D.C. 80 1897 1 District of Columbia
Bamberger v. Johnson 86 Md. 38 1897 1 Maryland
Rosenplanter v. Toof 99 Tenn. 92 1897 1 Tennessee
McCartney v. Fletcher 10 App. D.C. 572 1897 1 District of Columbia
State v. Davidson 9 S.D. 564 1897 1 South Dakota
Smith v. Cook 10 App. D.C. 487 1897 1 District of Columbia
Bentz v. Maryland Bible Society 86 Md. 102 1897 1 Maryland
Burns v. Smith 180 Pa. 606 1897 1 Pennsylvania
State v. Williams 85 Md. 231 1897 1 Maryland
Connecticut Hospital for the Insane v. Town of Brookfield 69 Conn. 1 1897 1 Connecticut
Bacon's Adm'r v. Bacon's Trustees 94 Va. 686 1897 1 Virginia
Wood v. State 63 Ark. 337 1897 1 Arkansas
State v. Williams 49 La. Ann. 1148 1897 1 Louisiana