Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
DeSaussure v. Lyons 9 S.C. 492 1878 1 South Carolina
Lawrence v. Commonwealth 71 Va. 845 1878 1 Virginia
Payne v. Commonwealth 72 Va. 855 1878 1 Virginia
Corner v. Mackintosh 48 Md. 374 1878 1 Maryland
Hoke v. Hoke 12 W. Va. 427 1878 1 West Virginia
Magruder v. Esmay 35 Ohio St. 221 1878 1 Ohio
Trustees of Harvard College v. Quinn 3 Redf. 514 1878 1 New York
Landry v. Victor 30 La. 1041 1878 1 Louisiana
Coville & Garber v. Gilman 13 W. Va. 316 1878 1 West Virginia
Smith v. Brittenham 3 Ill. App. 62 1878 1 Illinois
White v. Perry 14 W. Va. 66 1878 1 West Virginia
Wilson v. Prewett 30 F. Cas. 156 1878 1 United States
Weaver v. Alter 29 F. Cas. 486 1878 1 United States
Patteson v. Bondurant's Ex'ors 71 Va. 94 1878 1 Virginia
Summers v. Howard 33 Ark. 490 1878 1 Arkansas
Carter v. Dulaney 71 Va. 192 1878 1 Virginia
McGinnis v. Curry 13 W. Va. 31 1878 1 West Virginia
Loring v. Wittich 16 Fla. 498 1878 1 Florida
Ames v. Hubby 49 Tex. 705 1878 1 Texas
Mixon v. State 55 Miss. 525 1878 1 Mississippi