Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chicago City Railway Co. v. Canevin 72 Ill. App. 81 1897 1 Illinois
State v. Davidson 9 S.D. 564 1897 1 South Dakota
Wrought-Iron Range Co. v. Graham 80 F. 474 1897 1 United States
McGowan v. Bailey, Wilson & Co. 179 Pa. 470 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Droop v. Ridenour 11 App. D.C. 224 1897 1 District of Columbia
Sis v. Boarman 11 App. D.C. 116 1897 1 District of Columbia
Riggen v. Investment Co. 31 Or. 35 1897 1 Oregon
Bascom v. Danville Stove & Manufacturing Co. 182 Pa. 427 1897 1 Pennsylvania
Baker v. Hedrich 85 Md. 645 1897 1 Maryland
Clad v. Paist 181 Pa. 148 1897 1 Pennsylvania
State ex rel. C. S. Essex v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad 70 Mo. App. 634 1897 1 Missouri
Wheelberger v. Knights 71 Ill. App. 331 1897 1 Illinois
State v. Williams 85 Md. 231 1897 1 Maryland
Kearney v. State 101 Ga. 803 1897 1 Georgia
Gougar v. Timberlake 148 Ind. 38 1897 1 Indiana
Boltwood v. Miller 112 Mich. 657 1897 1 Michigan
Eiseman v. Schneider 60 N.J.L. 291 1897 1 New Jersey
Bacon's Adm'r v. Bacon's Trustees 94 Va. 686 1897 1 Virginia
McCartney v. Fletcher 10 App. D.C. 572 1897 1 District of Columbia
Davis v. Tribune Job-Printing Co. 70 Minn. 95 1897 1 Minnesota