Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dick v. Harby 48 S.C. 516 1897 1 South Carolina
North Chicago Street Railroad v. Shreve 70 Ill. App. 666 1897 1 Illinois
Richards v. Harrison 71 Mo. App. 224 1897 1 Missouri
Williams v. State 38 Tex. Crim. 128 1897 1 Texas
Shea v. Murphy 164 Ill. 614 1897 1 Illinois
In re Van Houten’s Estate 46 N.Y.S. 190 1897 1 New York
In re Accounts of Van Houten 18 A.D. 301 1897 1 New York
Welter v. Jacobson 7 N.D. 32 1897 1 North Dakota
Atlanta Guano Co. v. Hunt 100 Tenn. 89 1897 1 Tennessee
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. Pacific Railway Co. 117 Cal. 332 1897 1 California
Edwards v. State 39 Fla. 753 1897 1 Florida
Hebron v. Kelly 75 Miss. 74 1897 1 Mississippi
Baxter v. Hamilton 20 Mont. 327 1897 1 Montana
Bloxham v. Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad 39 Fla. 243 1897 1 Florida
Walker v. Webster 95 Va. 377 1897 1 Virginia
Dye v. Beaver Creek Church 48 S.C. 444 1897 1 South Carolina
Pack v. Shanklin 43 W. Va. 304 1897 1 West Virginia
Nelson v. Crescent City Railroad 49 La. Ann. 491 1897 1 Louisiana
In re Estate of Adams 183 Pa. 134 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Martin v. Southern Ry. 51 S.C. 150 1897 1 South Carolina