Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Riggs v. Pursell 74 N.Y. 370 1878 1 New York
Cheatham v. Hatcher 71 Va. 56 1878 1 Virginia
Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. Dunham 49 Tex. 181 1878 1 Texas
Withers v. Fuller 71 Va. 547 1878 1 Virginia
Keene v. Van Reuth 48 Md. 184 1878 1 Maryland
Lawrence v. Commonwealth 71 Va. 845 1878 1 Virginia
Shotts v. Poe 47 Md. 513 1878 1 Maryland
Hypes v. Griffin 89 Ill. 134 1878 1 Illinois
Hager v. Rice 4 Colo. 90 1878 1 Colorado
Rivers v. Thomas 69 Tenn. 649 1878 1 Tennessee
Haynes v. Jordon 3 Shan. Cas. 29 1878 1 Tennessee
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