| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks v. Brown | 62 Ala. 258 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kennedy v. Commonwealth | 77 Ky. 340 | 1878 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Page v. State | 61 Ala. 16 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Case v. Bartholow | 21 Kan. 300 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Henry v. Root | 38 Mich. 371 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Tarr v. Smith | 68 Me. 97 | 1878 | 1 | Maine | |
| Spooner v. Reynolds | 50 Vt. 437 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Stilson v. Stilson | 46 Conn. 15 | 1878 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Swift v. Plessner | 39 Mich. 178 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Walker v. State | 61 Ala. 30 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| In re Baldwin | 2 F. Cas. 508 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| Tunno v. Robert | 16 Fla. 738 | 1878 | 1 | Florida | |
| Lee v. Campbell | 61 Ala. 12 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Ryan | 30 La. 1176 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Howard v. Patrick | 38 Mich. 795 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Adams v. Olive | 62 Ala. 418 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wagner v. Simmons & Co. | 61 Ala. 143 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Swancoat v. State | 4 Tex. Ct. App. 105 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Quinn v. People | 71 N.Y. 561 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Anderson v. Wynne | 62 Ala. 329 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama |