| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Caveness | 78 N.C. 484 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Amiss v. McGinnis | 12 W. Va. 371 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Sims v. Ashworth | 3 Shan. Cas. 40 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Bibb v. Tarkington | 70 Tenn. 21 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Tennessee Hospital v. Fuqua | 69 Tenn. 608 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Winham v. Crutcher | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 666 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Dukes v. Spangler | 35 Ohio St. 119 | 1878 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Wright v. West | 70 Tenn. 78 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Brown v. Bigley | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 618 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Bosley v. Phillips | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 649 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| 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 |