| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People v. Cook | 39 Mich. 236 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Stephens v. Taylor | 62 Ala. 269 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lee v. Campbell | 61 Ala. 12 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lankford v. Green | 62 Ala. 314 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kahnweiler v. Anderson | 78 N.C. 133 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Deering v. Metcalf | 74 N.Y. 501 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Wood v. Ward | 3 Shan. Cas. 58 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| Marling v. Robrecht | 13 W. Va. 440 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Weaver v. Ashcroft | 50 Tex. 427 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wheatley & Co. v. West | 61 Ga. 401 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Gaussen v. United States | 97 U.S. 584 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| Latham v. Latham | 71 Va. 307 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| James v. James | 58 N.H. 266 | 1878 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Thomas v. Higgins | 47 Md. 439 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Winkler v. Chesapeake & Ohio R.R. Co. | 12 W. Va. 699 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Trimmier v. Thomson | 10 S.C. 164 | 1878 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Willover v. Hill | 72 N.Y. 36 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Owen v. McGehee | 61 Ala. 440 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nulton v. Isaacs | 71 Va. 726 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ulrich v. People | 39 Mich. 245 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan |