| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior Iron Co. v. Erickson | 39 Mich. 492 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Bodine v. Simmons | 38 Mich. 682 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Williams v. Worthington | 49 Md. 572 | 1878 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ogle v. Tayloe | 49 Md. 158 | 1878 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Coots v. McConnell | 39 Mich. 742 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Tarr v. Smith | 68 Me. 97 | 1878 | 1 | Maine | |
| Whittenberg v. Lloyd | 49 Tex. 633 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Stephens v. Taylor | 62 Ala. 269 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Orrick v. Boehm | 49 Md. 72 | 1878 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Bowman v. Kaufman | 30 La. 1021 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Shinn v. Smith | 79 N.C. 310 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Moses v. Morris | 20 Kan. 208 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Conigland v. Smith | 79 N.C. 303 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Davis v. Turner | 21 Kan. 131 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Kelly v. Sandidge | 30 La. 1190 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Oldham v. Kerchner | 79 N.C. 106 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Turner v. Commonwealth | 86 Pa. 54 | 1878 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Ritch v. Morris | 78 N.C. 377 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Norton v. United States | 13 Ct. Cl. 526 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| Morris v. Pearson | 79 N.C. 253 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina |