| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis v. Jackson | 14 W. Va. 227 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Johnson v. Bemis | 7 Neb. 224 | 1878 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| State v. Erickson | 45 Wis. 86 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Reinhard, Meyer & Co. v. Baker | 13 W. Va. 805 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Myers v. W. G. Lyon & Co. | 51 Vt. 272 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| State v. Strauss | 49 Md. 288 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Adair v. Brimmer | 74 N.Y. 539 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Walker v. Collier | 61 Ga. 341 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Ordeman v. Lawson | 49 Md. 135 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Blanton v. Ludeling | 30 La. 1232 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Tankard v. Tankard | 79 N.C. 54 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Capen v. Woodrow | 51 Vt. 106 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Dukes v. Spangler | 35 Ohio St. 119 | 1878 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Jones v. Robinson | 78 N.C. 396 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Shinn v. Smith | 79 N.C. 310 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bohanan v. Bohanan | 3 Ill. App. 502 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| State v. Laxton | 78 N.C. 564 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Devereux v. Devereux | 78 N.C. 386 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Conigland v. Smith | 79 N.C. 303 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| O'Dell v. Rogers | 44 Wis. 136 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin |