| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewell v. Holland | 61 Ga. 608 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Burkholder v. Ludlam | 71 Va. 255 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Frazier v. White | 49 Md. 1 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Page v. Clopton | 71 Va. 415 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Davis v. Jackson | 14 W. Va. 227 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Grafton v. Cummings | 99 U.S. 100 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| McCustian v. Ramey | 33 Ark. 141 | 1878 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Mutual Life Insurance v. Davies | 44 N.Y. Super. Ct. 172 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Odend'hal v. Devlin | 48 Md. 439 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Coatney v. Hopkins | 14 W. Va. 338 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Dillon v. Dillon | 60 Ga. 204 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Baldenberg v. Warden | 14 W. Va. 397 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Ingersoll's Appeal | 86 Pa. 240 | 1878 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Holcombe v. Holcombe | 29 N.J. Eq. 597 | 1878 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Sager v. Tupper | 38 Mich. 258 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Carpenter v Boulden | 48 Md. 122 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Newell v. Nichols | 19 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 604 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Stout v. LaFollette | 64 Ind. 365 | 1878 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Goodrum v. State | 60 Ga. 509 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Dickson v. Gamble | 16 Fla. 687 | 1878 | 1 | Florida |