Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sturgeon v. Burrall 1 Ill. App. 537 1877 1 Illinois
Shaw v. State 2 Tex. Ct. App. 487 1877 1 Texas
Gillett v. Needham 37 Mich. 143 1877 1 Michigan
Pratt v. Short 53 How. Pr. 506 1877 1 New York
Westcott v. Miller 42 Wis. 454 1877 1 Wisconsin
Rudisill's Ex'or v. Rodes 70 Va. 147 1877 1 Virginia
Davidson v. Evans 2 Shan. Cas. 253 1877 1 Tennessee
Bridges v. Robinson 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 720 1877 1 Tennessee
Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley R. R. v. McMath 1 Ill. App. 429 1877 1 Illinois
Rosenthal v. Mayhugh 33 Ohio St. 155 1877 1 Ohio
Tyler v. Painter 16 Fla. 144 1877 1 Florida
Pierce v. Pierce 71 N.Y. 154 1877 1 New York
Holliday's Ex'rs v. Myers 11 W. Va. 276 1877 1 West Virginia
Light Street Bridge Co. v. Bannon 47 Md. 129 1877 1 Maryland
Colston v. Quander 1 Va. Dec. 283 1877 1 Virginia
Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad v. Field 86 Ill. 270 1877 1 Illinois
Fisk v. Stewart 24 Minn. 97 1877 1 Minnesota
Smith v. McLain 11 W. Va. 654 1877 1 West Virginia
Davis v. Demming 12 W. Va. 246 1877 1 West Virginia
Tabler v. State 34 Ohio St. 127 1877 1 Ohio