| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor v. Taylor | 76 N.C. 433 | 1877 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bierne v. Brown's Adm'r | 10 W. Va. 748 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Newman v. Mollohan | 10 W. Va. 488 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Dacus v. Streety | 59 Ala. 183 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Grigg v. Banks | 59 Ala. 311 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Woodward v. Echols | 58 Ala. 665 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lyman v. Thompson | 11 W. Va. 427 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Black v. Walton | 32 Ark. 321 | 1877 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Barger v. Buckland | 69 Va. 850 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Pilson v. Bushong | 70 Va. 229 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wade v. Carter | 76 N.C. 171 | 1877 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Erhard v. Hearne | 47 Tex. 469 | 1877 | 1 | Texas | |
| Carter v. McArtor | 69 Va. 356 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| McMullen v. Neal's Adm'r | 60 Ala. 552 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Backhouse's Ex'x v. Selden | 70 Va. 581 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Gutterson v. Morse | 58 N.H. 165 | 1877 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Markham v. Townsend | 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 713 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Robinson v. Denny | 57 Ala. 492 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Moynahan v. People | 3 Colo. 367 | 1877 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Morris v. Gleason | 1 Ill. App. 510 | 1877 | 1 | Illinois |