| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Pickens | 79 N.C. 652 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Whitehead v. Nickelson | 48 Tex. 517 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Nave v. Sturges | 5 Mo. App. 557 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Webb v. Liggett | 6 Mo. App. 345 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Taylor v. Murphy | 50 Tex. 291 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| North v. Henneberry | 44 Wis. 306 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| In re Estate of Seitz | 6 Mo. App. 250 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Herring v. Skaggs | 62 Ala. 180 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Rauh v. Ritchie | 1 Ill. App. 188 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Bosman v. Akeley | 39 Mich. 710 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Harrell v. Mitchell | 61 Ala. 270 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wambole v. Foote | 2 Dakota 1 | 1878 | 1 | Dakota Territory | |
| Anthony v. Harrison | 21 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 198 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Gans v. Williams | 62 Ala. 41 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Farrell v. United States | 99 U.S. 221 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| Judge v. Vogel | 38 Mich. 568 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Watson v. State | 5 Tex. Ct. App. 11 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Waters v. Cox | 2 Ill. App. 129 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Rees v. Peltzer | 1 Ill. App. 315 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Hooker v. Yale | 56 Miss. 197 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi |