| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbors v. Hamlin | 78 N.C. 42 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Succession of Bollinger | 30 La. Ann. 193 | 1878 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| O'Neil v. Cleveland | 30 N.J. Eq. 273 | 1878 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Fore v. State | 5 Tex. Ct. App. 251 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Orrick v. Boehm | 49 Md. 72 | 1878 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Bowman v. Kaufman | 30 La. 1021 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Jones v. Commonwealth | 72 Va. 836 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lindsey v. Corkery & Milward | 70 Va. 650 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wheeler v. Constantine | 39 Mich. 62 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Evans v. English | 61 Ala. 416 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Williams v. Thomas | 78 N.C. 47 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Turner v. McFee | 61 Ala. 468 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Helmetag v. Frank | 61 Ala. 67 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Wood | 62 Ala. 175 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Tankard v. Tankard | 79 N.C. 54 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Warwick v. Warwick | 72 Va. 70 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Underwood v. Lovelace | 61 Ala. 155 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Alexander v. Caldwell | 61 Ala. 543 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Pruden v. Paxton | 79 N.C. 446 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Kesner v. Trigg | 98 U.S. 50 | 1878 | 1 | United States |