Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Philadelphia Fire Insurance v. Central National Bank 1 Ill. App. 344 1878 1 Illinois
Andrews v. Heirs of Spear 48 Tex. 567 1878 1 Texas
Viesca v. Wyche 28 F. Cas. 1185 1878 1 United States
Airhart v. Massieu 98 U.S. 491 1878 1 United States
Williams v. Thomas 78 N.C. 47 1878 1 North Carolina
Alexander v. Caldwell 61 Ala. 543 1878 1 Alabama
Robertson v. Guerin 50 Tex. 317 1878 1 Texas
Turner v. Commonwealth 86 Pa. 54 1878 1 Pennsylvania
Morris v. Pearson 79 N.C. 253 1878 1 North Carolina
Norton v. United States 13 Ct. Cl. 526 1878 1 United States
Ritch v. Morris 78 N.C. 377 1878 1 North Carolina
Hall v. O'Malley 49 Tex. 70 1878 1 Texas
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad v. Clark 68 Mo. 371 1878 1 Missouri
Pruden v. Paxton 79 N.C. 446 1878 1 North Carolina
Underwood v. Lovelace 61 Ala. 155 1878 1 Alabama
Barkley v. Hanlan 55 Miss. 606 1878 1 Mississippi
Richardson v. Mann 30 La. 1060 1878 1 Louisiana
Nelson v. Wood 62 Ala. 175 1878 1 Alabama
Hunter v. State of New Jersey 40 N.J.L. 495 1878 1 New Jersey
Helmetag v. Frank 61 Ala. 67 1878 1 Alabama