| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockard v. Granberry | 71 Tenn. 668 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Green v. Green | 30 N.J. Eq. 451 | 1879 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Gracey v. Myers's Adm'x | 15 W. Va. 194 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Williamson v. Steele | 71 Tenn. 527 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. B. & O. R. R. | 15 W. Va. 362 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Bales v. State | 63 Ala. 30 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Odam | 70 Tenn. 220 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Whitcomb v. Fowle | 7 Abb. N. Cas. 295 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| State v. Matthews | 80 N.C. 417 | 1879 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Henderson v. Ish | 3 Shan. Cas. 84 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Leath v. Commonwealth | 73 Va. 873 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Davis v. Zimmerman | 40 Mich. 24 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Darcy v. Labennes | 31 La. 404 | 1879 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Tilson v. Davis' Adm'r | 73 Va. 92 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Calhoun v. Fletcher | 63 Ala. 574 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jackson v. Rutledge | 71 Tenn. 626 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Bunch v. Hardy | 71 Tenn. 543 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hardy v. Pilcher | 57 Miss. 18 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Jordan v. Imthurn | 51 Tex. 276 | 1879 | 1 | Texas | |
| Myers v. James | 70 Tenn. 159 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee |