| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks v. Ankeny | 7 Or. 461 | 1879 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Flinn v. Barber | 64 Ala. 193 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Raymond v. Richmond | 78 N.Y. 351 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| State v. Blackburn | 80 N.C. 474 | 1879 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Campbell v. Elliott | 52 Tex. 151 | 1879 | 1 | Texas | |
| Williams v. Ball | 52 Tex. 603 | 1879 | 1 | Texas | |
| In re the will of Meyer | 57 How. Pr. 203 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| In re Goodwin | 10 F. Cas. 617 | 1879 | 1 | United States | |
| St. Maries v. Polleys | 47 Wis. 67 | 1879 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| People v. Knapp | 42 Mich. 267 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Murphy v. State | 63 Ala. 1 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Meyer's Will | 6 Abb. N. Cas. 438 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| Cross v. State | 63 Ala. 40 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Clements v. Lacy | 51 Tex. 150 | 1879 | 1 | Texas | |
| Mooney v. Olsen | 21 Kan. 691 | 1879 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Dean v. Commonwealth | 73 Va. 912 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Piercy v. Beckett | 15 W. Va. 444 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Ex parte Wimberly | 57 Miss. 437 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Frost v. Wilson | 70 Mo. 664 | 1879 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Mitchell v. Lytle | 1 White & W. 385 | 1879 | 1 | Texas |