| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris v. Gaines | 70 Tenn. 12 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hix v. Gosling | 69 Tenn. 560 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Sims v. Dorsey | 61 Ga. 488 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Smalley | 50 Vt. 736 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Owen v. McGehee | 61 Ala. 440 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nulton v. Isaacs | 71 Va. 726 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Smith v. Davis | 49 Md. 470 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Trimmier v. Thomson | 10 S.C. 164 | 1878 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Veramendi v. Hutchins | 48 Tex. 531 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Brown v. Thompkins | 49 Md. 423 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Lytle v. May | 49 Iowa 224 | 1878 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Hoke v. Hoke | 12 W. Va. 427 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| McClure v. Johnson | 14 W. Va. 432 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Steadwell v. Morris | 61 Ga. 97 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Tufts v. DuBignon | 61 Ga. 322 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Jordan v. White | 38 Mich. 253 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Cotton's Guardian v. Wolf | 77 Ky. 238 | 1878 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Weaver v. Ashcroft | 50 Tex. 427 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Bond v. Dillard | 50 Tex. 302 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Loring v. Wittich | 16 Fla. 498 | 1878 | 1 | Florida |