Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Riggs v. Pursell 74 N.Y. 370 1878 1 New York
Coleman v. Waters 13 W. Va. 280 1878 1 West Virginia
Jones v. Reid Adm'r 12 W. Va. 350 1878 1 West Virginia
Delamater v. Chappell 48 Md. 244 1878 1 Maryland
Shotts v. Poe 47 Md. 513 1878 1 Maryland
State v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 48 Md. 49 1878 1 Maryland
Colesbury v. Dart 61 Ga. 620 1878 1 Georgia
Knighton v. Curry 62 Ala. 404 1878 1 Alabama
Smith v. Brittenham 3 Ill. App. 62 1878 1 Illinois
Lemon v. Fox 21 Kan. 152 1878 1 Kansas
People ex rel. Morris v. Randall 73 N.Y. 416 1878 1 New York
Gibson v. City of Wyandotte 20 Kan. 156 1878 1 Kansas
Herring v. Wickham 70 Va. 628 1878 1 Virginia
Lawrence v. Commonwealth 71 Va. 845 1878 1 Virginia
Jones v. Parker 60 Ga. 500 1878 1 Georgia
Gaussen v. United States 97 U.S. 584 1878 1 United States
Greenfield v. People 74 N.Y. 277 1878 1 New York
Odend'hal v. Devlin 48 Md. 439 1878 1 Maryland
Dinges v. Branson 14 W. Va. 100 1878 1 West Virginia
Gist v. Hanly 33 Ark. 233 1878 1 Arkansas