Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hassell v. Basket 11 F. Cas. 788 1878 1 United States
First National Bank v. Eccleston 48 Md. 145 1878 1 Maryland
Goddard v. Brown 12 R.I. 31 1878 1 Rhode Island
Morgan v. Burrows 45 Wis. 211 1878 1 Wisconsin
O'Brien v. Pentz 48 Md. 562 1878 1 Maryland
Greenfield v. People 74 N.Y. 277 1878 1 New York
Reynolds v. Adams 90 Ill. 134 1878 1 Illinois
Cheatham v. Hatcher 71 Va. 56 1878 1 Virginia
Preston Kean & Co. v. Ayers 2 Ill. Cir. Ct. Rep. 498 1878 1 Illinois
Thomson v. Hester 55 Miss. 656 1878 1 Mississippi
Jones v. Jones 48 Md. 391 1878 1 Maryland
Baldenberg v. Warden 14 W. Va. 397 1878 1 West Virginia
Burkholder v. Ludlam 71 Va. 255 1878 1 Virginia
State ex rel. Ranstead v. Banks 48 Md. 513 1878 1 Maryland
Needham v. Gillett 39 Mich. 574 1878 1 Michigan
Dial v. Wood 68 Tenn. 296 1878 1 Tennessee
Colesbury v. Dart 61 Ga. 620 1878 1 Georgia
McCustian v. Ramey 33 Ark. 141 1878 1 Arkansas
Texas Land Co. v. Williams 48 Tex. 602 1878 1 Texas
Callaghan's Adm'r v. Circle 12 W. Va. 562 1878 1 West Virginia