| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchins v. Pettingill | 58 N.H. 386 | 1878 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Kern v. Zeigler | 13 W. Va. 707 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Mabry v. Churchwell | 69 Tenn. 416 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Johnson v. Commonwealth | 70 Va. 796 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Thomas | 13 W. Va. 848 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Woodyard v. Poisley | 14 W. Va. 211 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Mertens v. Loewenberg | 69 Mo. 208 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McNeilly v. Cooksey | 70 Tenn. 39 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Gibbens v. Ritter | 1 Va. Dec. 106 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Swepson | 79 N.C. 632 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Williams | 69 Tenn. 529 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ayres v. Robins | 71 Va. 105 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Davis v. Goforth | 69 Tenn. 31 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Steptoe v. Pollard | 71 Va. 689 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Speer v. State | 60 Ga. 381 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Furman & Co. v. McMillian | 70 Tenn. 121 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Schaffner v. Schilling | 6 Mo. App. 42 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Gosling v. Caldwell | 69 Tenn. 454 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Patton v. Wilson | 70 Tenn. 101 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Glenn v. Maguire | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 695 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee |