| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platner v. Platner | 78 N.Y. 90 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| Johnson v. Outlaw | 56 Miss. 541 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ware v. Wanless | 2 Wyo. 144 | 1879 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Gale v. Rector | 5 Ill. App. 481 | 1879 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Bales v. State | 63 Ala. 30 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Town of Tupelo v. Beard | 56 Miss. 532 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| McNairy v. Gathings | 57 Miss. 215 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Thompson v. Furr | 57 Miss. 478 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stephenson v. Miller | 57 Miss. 48 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Cook v. Parham & Blunt | 63 Ala. 456 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Commonwealth v. Scott | 1 Law Times (N.S.) 221 | 1879 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Meeker v. Wright | 76 N.Y. 262 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| Campbell v. Doyle | 57 Miss. 292 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Kelly v. Brooks | 57 Miss. 225 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bailey v. Fitz-Gerald | 56 Miss. 578 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Carson v. Percy | 57 Miss. 97 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Alabama Gold Life Insurance v. Herron | 56 Miss. 643 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Burrow v. Sanders | 57 Miss. 211 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Phelps v. Harris | 101 U.S. 370 | 1879 | 1 | United States | |
| Hubbard v. Rutledge | 57 Miss. 7 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi |