Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McAdory v. Turner 56 Miss. 666 1879 1 Mississippi
Williamson v. Steele 71 Tenn. 527 1879 1 Tennessee
State v. Matthews 80 N.C. 417 1879 1 North Carolina
Johnson v. Brown 51 Tex. 65 1879 1 Texas
Welcker v. Price 70 Tenn. 666 1879 1 Tennessee
Alexander v. Wriston 81 N.C. 191 1879 1 North Carolina
Marshall v. Thruston 71 Tenn. 740 1879 1 Tennessee
Bissell v. Saxton 77 N.Y. 191 1879 1 New York
Smith v. State 70 Tenn. 614 1879 1 Tennessee
Bales v. State 63 Ala. 30 1879 1 Alabama
Howell v. Cronan 31 La. 247 1879 1 Louisiana
Gale v. Rector 5 Ill. App. 481 1879 1 Illinois
Allen v. Life Ass'n of America 8 Mo. App. 52 1879 1 Missouri
Myers v. James 70 Tenn. 159 1879 1 Tennessee
Tyler v. Angevine 24 F. Cas. 458 1879 1 United States
Gracey v. Myers's Adm'x 15 W. Va. 194 1879 1 West Virginia
Keller's Adm'r v. McHuffman 15 W. Va. 64 1879 1 West Virginia
Hardy v. Pilcher 57 Miss. 18 1879 1 Mississippi
Henderson v. Ish 3 Shan. Cas. 84 1879 1 Tennessee
VonGlahn v. DeRosset 81 N.C. 467 1879 1 North Carolina