Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Prewett 30 F. Cas. 156 1878 1 United States
Stark v. Alford & Veal 49 Tex. 260 1878 1 Texas
Coatney v. Hopkins 14 W. Va. 338 1878 1 West Virginia
Wells v. Chaffin 60 Ga. 677 1878 1 Georgia
Brown v. Swineford 44 Wis. 282 1878 1 Wisconsin
Carroll v. Sheehan 12 R.I. 218 1878 1 Rhode Island
Cotton's Guardian v. Wolf 77 Ky. 238 1878 1 Kentucky
Snider v. Robertson 9 S.C. 213 1878 1 South Carolina
Bond v. Dillard 50 Tex. 302 1878 1 Texas
DeSaussure v. Lyons 9 S.C. 492 1878 1 South Carolina
Weaver v. Alter 29 F. Cas. 486 1878 1 United States
Smith v. Brittenham 3 Ill. App. 62 1878 1 Illinois
Board of Supervisors v. Ehlers 45 Wis. 281 1878 1 Wisconsin
Clarke v. Smith 49 Md. 106 1878 1 Maryland
Town of Dover v. Wheeler 51 Vt. 160 1878 1 Vermont
Campbell v. Bowles' Adm'r 71 Va. 652 1878 1 Virginia
Price v. Thrash 71 Va. 515 1878 1 Virginia
Thomas v. Higgins 47 Md. 439 1878 1 Maryland
Russell v. Weinberg 4 Abb. N. Cas. 139 1878 1 New York
Coltrane v. Worrell 71 Va. 434 1878 1 Virginia