| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rauh v. Ritchie | 1 Ill. App. 188 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Nettles v. State | 4 Tex. Ct. App. 337 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Bills v. Scott | 49 Tex. 430 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Faler v. McRae | 56 Miss. 227 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Tingle & Isham v. Brison | 14 W. Va. 295 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Webb v. Liggett | 6 Mo. App. 345 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| State v. Patterson | 78 N.C. 470 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Evans v. English | 61 Ala. 416 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Turner v. McFee | 61 Ala. 468 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Crooks v. Crooks | 34 Ohio St. 610 | 1878 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Hawkins v. Cunningham | 67 Mo. 415 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Angell v. McCullough | 12 R.I. 47 | 1878 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| March v. Verble | 79 N.C. 19 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Conigland v. Smith | 79 N.C. 303 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nave v. Sturges | 5 Mo. App. 557 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Hearne v. Garrett | 49 Tex. 619 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gunn v. Wades | 62 Ga. 20 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State ex rel. Harris v. Harrison | 78 N.C. 202 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Perkins v. Caldwell | 79 N.C. 441 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Walker v. McDonald | 49 Tex. 458 | 1878 | 1 | Texas |