Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. State 61 Ala. 33 1878 1 Alabama
Coots v. McConnell 39 Mich. 742 1878 1 Michigan
W. D. Smith & Co. v. Pipkin 79 N.C. 569 1878 1 North Carolina
Rauh v. Ritchie 1 Ill. App. 188 1878 1 Illinois
Nettles v. State 4 Tex. Ct. App. 337 1878 1 Texas
Wright v. McNatt 49 Tex. 425 1878 1 Texas
Ball v. Hill 48 Tex. 634 1878 1 Texas
Tingle & Isham v. Brison 14 W. Va. 295 1878 1 West Virginia
Sparhawk v. Cloon 125 Mass. 263 1878 1 Massachusetts
Airhart v. Massieu 98 U.S. 491 1878 1 United States
Viesca v. Wyche 28 F. Cas. 1185 1878 1 United States
Andrews v. Heirs of Spear 48 Tex. 567 1878 1 Texas
Whitehead v. Nickelson 48 Tex. 517 1878 1 Texas
State v. White 30 La. Ann. 364 1878 1 Louisiana
De Leon v. Manuel Trevino & Bro. 49 Tex. 88 1878 1 Texas
Burnett v. Nicholson 79 N.C. 548 1878 1 North Carolina
Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. A. G. Graves & Co. 50 Tex. 181 1878 1 Texas
Titus v. Johnson 50 Tex. 224 1878 1 Texas
Van Petten v. Richardson 68 Mo. 379 1878 1 Missouri
Rippetoe v. Dwyer 49 Tex. 498 1878 1 Texas