Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Newell v. Nichols 19 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 604 1878 1 New York
Stout v. LaFollette 64 Ind. 365 1878 1 Indiana
Goodrum v. State 60 Ga. 509 1878 1 Georgia
Dickson v. Gamble 16 Fla. 687 1878 1 Florida
McNamee v. Minke 49 Md. 122 1878 1 Maryland
Payne v. Commonwealth 72 Va. 855 1878 1 Virginia
Board of Chosen Freeholders v. State Bank 30 N.J. Eq. 311 1878 1 New Jersey
Proctor v. Bigelow 38 Mich. 282 1878 1 Michigan
State v. Strauss 49 Md. 288 1878 1 Maryland
Lee v. Clark, Rosser & Co. 60 Ga. 639 1878 1 Georgia
Franklin v. Claflin 49 Md. 24 1878 1 Maryland
Tucker v. Vandermark 21 Kan. 263 1878 1 Kansas
Reynolds v. Adams 90 Ill. 134 1878 1 Illinois
Conyers v. Field 61 Ga. 258 1878 1 Georgia
Watkins v. Young 72 Va. 84 1878 1 Virginia
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