Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
French v. A. H. Rainey & Co. 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 640 1876 1 Tennessee
Maher v. Atlantic & Pacific Railroad 64 Mo. 267 1876 1 Missouri
Morgan v. McSpadlen 2 Shan. Cas. 86 1876 1 Tennessee
Cain v. Jennings 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 131 1876 1 Tennessee
Simmons v. Lyles 68 Va. 922 1876 1 Virginia
Sharp v. Fly 68 Tenn. 4 1876 1 Tennessee
Haggard v. Benson 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 268 1876 1 Tennessee
Webster v. Webster 58 N.H. 3 1876 1 New Hampshire
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Mayer 28 Ohio St. 521 1876 1 Ohio
Rains v. Hays 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 669 1876 1 Tennessee
Perry & Co. v. Shenandoah National Bank 68 Va. 755 1876 1 Virginia
Caldwell v. Watson 74 N.C. 296 1876 1 North Carolina
Joseph v. Bidwell 28 La. Ann. 382 1876 1 Louisiana
State v. Young 1 Shan. Cas. 588 1876 1 Tennessee
Steele v. Harkness 9 W. Va. 13 1876 1 West Virginia
Byrd v. Shelley 2 Shan. Cas. 33 1876 1 Tennessee
Ex parte Finch 15 Fla. 630 1876 1 Florida
Atwood v. Brown 1 Shan. Cas. 639 1876 1 Tennessee
Gibson v. Davenport 29 Ohio St. 309 1876 1 Ohio
Claflin v. Robinhorst 40 Wis. 482 1876 1 Wisconsin