| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis v. Evans | 62 Ala. 401 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Duncan v. Baker | 21 Kan. 99 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| O'Neil v. Cleveland | 30 N.J. Eq. 273 | 1878 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Angell v. McCullough | 12 R.I. 47 | 1878 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Williams v. Thomas | 78 N.C. 47 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ross v. Hawthorne | 55 Miss. 551 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Nettles v. State | 4 Tex. Ct. App. 337 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Logan v. Mitchell | 67 Mo. 524 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Sneed v. People | 38 Mich. 248 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Rauh v. Ritchie | 1 Ill. App. 188 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Higinbotham v. Stoddard | 72 N.Y. 94 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Whitehead v. Thompson | 79 N.C. 450 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Colby | 51 Vt. 291 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Shinn v. Smith | 79 N.C. 310 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Heth v. Wilson | 55 Miss. 587 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Kelly v. Sandidge | 30 La. 1190 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Lindsay v. Smith | 78 N.C. 328 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Harrell v. Mitchell | 61 Ala. 270 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Acker v. Trueland | 56 Miss. 30 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Davis v. Turner | 21 Kan. 131 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas |