| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Commonwealth | 72 Va. 836 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Gage v. City of Chicago | 2 Ill. App. 332 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Albrecht v. Long | 25 Minn. 163 | 1878 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Sprayberry v. State | 62 Ala. 459 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Whorton v. Moragne | 62 Ala. 201 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bagby v. Bateman | 50 Tex. 446 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Sandlin v. Robbins | 62 Ala. 477 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Morgan v. Bogue | 7 Neb. 429 | 1878 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Larzelere v. Larzelere | 38 Mich. 96 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Clough v. State | 7 Neb. 320 | 1878 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Finley v. State | 61 Ala. 201 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Mayberry & Co. v. Morris | 62 Ala. 113 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Davis v. Evans | 62 Ala. 401 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Galbreath v. Cole | 61 Ala. 139 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Flinn v. Barber | 61 Ala. 530 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| McCarthy v. Froelke | 63 Ind. 507 | 1878 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Wood v. Lake | 62 Ala. 489 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Higgins v. Mansfield | 62 Ala. 267 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Johnson v. Commonwealth | 70 Va. 796 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Thomas | 13 W. Va. 848 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia |