Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. State 61 Ala. 33 1878 1 Alabama
Thornton v. Murray 50 Tex. 161 1878 1 Texas
Van Petten v. Richardson 68 Mo. 379 1878 1 Missouri
Sampson v. Wyett 49 Tex. 627 1878 1 Texas
Davis v. Rankin 50 Tex. 279 1878 1 Texas
Black v. Rockmore 50 Tex. 88 1878 1 Texas
State ex rel. Allison v. Robinson 78 N.C. 222 1878 1 North Carolina
Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. A. G. Graves & Co. 50 Tex. 181 1878 1 Texas
Felton v. Bissel 25 Minn. 15 1878 1 Minnesota
Hooks v. Brown 62 Ala. 258 1878 1 Alabama
Lovelace v. Webb 62 Ala. 271 1878 1 Alabama
Andrews v. Heirs of Spear 48 Tex. 567 1878 1 Texas
Viesca v. Wyche 28 F. Cas. 1185 1878 1 United States
State v. Pickens 79 N.C. 652 1878 1 North Carolina
Airhart v. Massieu 98 U.S. 491 1878 1 United States
Four Packages v. United States 97 U.S. 404 1878 1 United States
Hemphill v. Moody 62 Ala. 510 1878 1 Alabama
Farrell v. United States 99 U.S. 221 1878 1 United States
Sheriff v. Bartholow 69 Mo. 186 1878 1 Missouri
McCarthy v. Froelke 63 Ind. 507 1878 1 Indiana