Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Bryant 17 Tex. Civ. App. 454 1897 1 Texas
Walsh v. Murphy 167 Ill. 228 1897 1 Illinois
Crockett v. Commonwealth 100 Ky. 389 1897 1 Kentucky
Smith v. Matthews 152 N.Y. 152 1897 1 New York
Gilbert v. Washington Beneficial Endowment Ass'n 10 App. D.C. 316 1897 1 District of Columbia
Gordon v. Burris 141 Mo. 602 1897 1 Missouri
State v. Byrd 121 N.C. 684 1897 1 North Carolina
White v. Blum 79 F. 271 1897 1 United States
Helwig v. Beckner 149 Ind. 131 1897 1 Indiana
Smith v. Times Publishing Co. 178 Pa. 481 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Niece v. Rogers 14 Ohio C.C. 646 1897 1 Ohio
Niece v. Rogers 7 Ohio Cir. Dec. 676 1897 1 Ohio
Kies v. Young 64 Ark. 381 1897 1 Arkansas
Felix v. Griffiths 56 Ohio St. 39 1897 1 Ohio
Herring v. Mason 17 Tex. Civ. App. 559 1897 1 Texas
West Chicago Street Railway Co. v. Krueger 68 Ill. App. 450 1897 1 Illinois
Edwards v. State 39 Fla. 753 1897 1 Florida
Drumright v. Hite 2 Va. Dec. 465 1897 1 Virginia
Kaufman v. Caughman 49 S.C. 159 1897 1 South Carolina
Kelley v. Kelley 182 Pa. 131 1897 1 Pennsylvania