Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gaussen v. United States 97 U.S. 584 1878 1 United States
Ordeman v. Lawson 49 Md. 135 1878 1 Maryland
State v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 48 Md. 49 1878 1 Maryland
Merchant v. Preston 69 Tenn. 280 1878 1 Tennessee
Merritt v. Disney 48 Md. 344 1878 1 Maryland
Leightner v. Leightner 87 Pa. 144 1878 1 Pennsylvania
National Bank v. Van Derwerker 74 N.Y. 234 1878 1 New York
Adair v. Brimmer 74 N.Y. 539 1878 1 New York
State v. Goodrich 14 W. Va. 834 1878 1 West Virginia
O'Brien v. Pentz 48 Md. 562 1878 1 Maryland
Miller v. Holt 68 Mo. 584 1878 1 Missouri
Josetti v. McGregor 49 Md. 202 1878 1 Maryland
Travis v. Willis 55 Miss. 557 1878 1 Mississippi
Pierce v. Pierce 38 Mich. 412 1878 1 Michigan
Pole v. Simmons 49 Md. 14 1878 1 Maryland
Ewell v. Anderson 49 Tex. 697 1878 1 Texas
Gist v. Hanly 33 Ark. 233 1878 1 Arkansas
Goddard v. Brown 12 R.I. 31 1878 1 Rhode Island
Traube v. State 56 Miss. 153 1878 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Brittenham 3 Ill. App. 62 1878 1 Illinois