| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niece v. Rogers | 7 Ohio Cir. Dec. 676 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Niece v. Rogers | 14 Ohio C.C. 646 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| In re Davis' Will | 120 N.C. 9 | 1897 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Helwig v. Beckner | 149 Ind. 131 | 1897 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Little v. Reid | 141 Mo. 242 | 1897 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Fire Insurance v. State | 75 Miss. 24 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Tuteur v. Brown | 74 Miss. 774 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bank v. Hill, Fontaine & Co. | 99 Tenn. 42 | 1897 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Moynahan v. Prentiss | 10 Colo. App. 295 | 1897 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Kies v. Young | 64 Ark. 381 | 1897 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Creekmore v. Baxter | 121 N.C. 31 | 1897 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Sumner v. Crawford | 91 Tex. 129 | 1897 | 1 | Texas | |
| Felix v. Griffiths | 56 Ohio St. 39 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Towle v. Sherer | 70 Minn. 312 | 1897 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| McNamara v. Lyon | 69 Conn. 447 | 1897 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| White v. Blum | 79 F. 271 | 1897 | 1 | United States | |
| Spivey v. Rose | 120 N.C. 163 | 1897 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Carey v. Roosevelt | 81 F. 608 | 1897 | 1 | United States | |
| Ellis v. Insurance Co. | 100 Tenn. 177 | 1897 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Chittenden v. Wurster | 14 A.D. 483 | 1897 | 1 | New York |