Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Gaines 70 Tenn. 12 1878 1 Tennessee
State v. Northrup 48 Iowa 583 1878 1 Iowa
Toothman v. Barrett 14 W. Va. 301 1878 1 West Virginia
Magers v. Edward 13 W. Va. 822 1878 1 West Virginia
Withers v. Fuller 71 Va. 547 1878 1 Virginia
State ex rel. Kansas City National Bank v. Boothe 68 Mo. 546 1878 1 Missouri
Coleman v. Tennessee 97 U.S. 509 1878 1 United States
Clarke v. Smith 49 Md. 106 1878 1 Maryland
Newell v. Nichols 75 N.Y. 78 1878 1 New York
Coleman v. Waters 13 W. Va. 280 1878 1 West Virginia
Rowe v. Bentley 70 Va. 756 1878 1 Virginia
Board of Supervisors v. Ehlers 45 Wis. 281 1878 1 Wisconsin
State ex rel. Beals v. Probate Court 25 Minn. 22 1878 1 Minnesota
Town of Dover v. Wheeler 51 Vt. 160 1878 1 Vermont
Josetti v. McGregor 49 Md. 202 1878 1 Maryland
Goodheart v. Bowen 2 Ill. App. 578 1878 1 Illinois
Hix v. Gosling 69 Tenn. 560 1878 1 Tennessee
Veramendi v. Hutchins 48 Tex. 531 1878 1 Texas
Muller v. Struppman 6 Abb. N. Cas. 343 1878 1 New York
Renick v. Ludington 14 W. Va. 367 1878 1 West Virginia