| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rauh v. Ritchie | 1 Ill. App. 188 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Davis v. Evans | 62 Ala. 401 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nettles v. State | 4 Tex. Ct. App. 337 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Sprayberry v. State | 62 Ala. 459 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Woodall v. Oden | 62 Ala. 125 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wood v. Lake | 62 Ala. 489 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Shulman v. Fitzpatrick | 62 Ala. 571 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Pitschki v. Anderson | 49 Tex. 1 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Smith v. State | 62 Ala. 29 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bean v. Green | 33 Ohio St. 444 | 1878 | 1 | Ohio | |
| King v. King | 61 Ala. 479 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wright v. Doherty | 50 Tex. 34 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Van Petten v. Richardson | 68 Mo. 379 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Martin v. State | 62 Ala. 240 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bowen v. Sullivan | 62 Ind. 281 | 1878 | 1 | Indiana | |
| State v. Pickens | 79 N.C. 652 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Alabama Warehouse Co. v. Jones | 62 Ala. 550 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Sparhawk v. Cloon | 125 Mass. 263 | 1878 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Titus v. Johnson | 50 Tex. 224 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Dean v. Hart | 62 Ala. 308 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama |