| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tankard v. Tankard | 79 N.C. 54 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wheeler v. Constantine | 39 Mich. 62 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Kelly v. Sandidge | 30 La. 1190 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Tracewell v. Boggs | 14 W. Va. 254 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Milhollen v. Rice | 13 W. Va. 510 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Gregory v. Gate | 71 Va. 83 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Gibbens v. Ritter | 1 Va. Dec. 106 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Corder v. Talbott | 14 W. Va. 277 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Reid v. Stuart | 13 W. Va. 340 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Brandon v. Mason | 69 Tenn. 615 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Lowenback v. Switzer | 1 Va. Dec. 141 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Bass v. Bass | 78 N.C. 374 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Crozier v. Goodwin | 69 Tenn. 125 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hawley v. Twyman | 70 Va. 728 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wright v. West | 70 Tenn. 78 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jones v. Commonwealth | 72 Va. 836 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Fore v. State | 5 Tex. Ct. App. 251 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Patton v. Merchants' Bank of Charleston | 12 W. Va. 587 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Wood v. Skinner | 79 N.C. 92 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Woodyard v. Poisley | 14 W. Va. 211 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia |