Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hill v. City of Boston 122 Mass. 344 1877 1 Massachusetts
City of Petersburg v. Applegarth's Adm'r 69 Va. 321 1877 1 Virginia
Masterson v. Cohen 46 Tex. 520 1877 1 Texas
Shanks v. Edmondson 69 Va. 804 1877 1 Virginia
Tyler v. Hamersley 44 Conn. 393 1877 1 Connecticut
Smith v. Henning 10 W. Va. 596 1877 1 West Virginia
State v. Chumley 67 Mo. 41 1877 1 Missouri
Cravens v. Wilson 48 Tex. 324 1877 1 Texas
Hall v. Stephens 65 Mo. 670 1877 1 Missouri
Gates & Bro. v. Cragg 11 W. Va. 300 1877 1 West Virginia
City of Omaha v. Olmstead 5 Neb. 446 1877 1 Nebraska
State v. Betsall 11 W. Va. 703 1877 1 West Virginia
Cameron v. Merchants' & Manufacturers' Bank 37 Mich. 240 1877 1 Michigan
State v. Doyle 11 R.I. 574 1877 1 Rhode Island
Abbott v. L'Hommedieu 10 W. Va. 677 1877 1 West Virginia
Parchman v. State 2 Tex. Ct. App. 228 1877 1 Texas
Hairston v. State 54 Miss. 689 1877 1 Mississippi
Surber's Adm'r v. McClintic 10 W. Va. 236 1877 1 West Virginia
Campbell v. Hughes 12 W. Va. 183 1877 1 West Virginia
Masterson v. Goodlett 46 Tex. 402 1877 1 Texas