Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Roche v. Rhode Island Insurance 2 Ill. App. 360 1878 1 Illinois
Brand v. Sorrells 61 Ga. 162 1878 1 Georgia
Burrus v. Burrus 56 Miss. 92 1878 1 Mississippi
Woodson v. Veal 60 Ga. 562 1878 1 Georgia
Logan v. Mitchell 67 Mo. 524 1878 1 Missouri
Rudolf v. Winters 7 Neb. 125 1878 1 Nebraska
Woods v. Ayres 39 Mich. 345 1878 1 Michigan
Jones v. Hawkins 60 Ga. 52 1878 1 Georgia
Stricklin v. Cooper 55 Miss. 624 1878 1 Mississippi
Levy, Simon & Co. v. Brown 56 Miss. 83 1878 1 Mississippi
Fox v. Wharton 5 Del. Ch. 200 1878 1 Delaware
Pearson v. Forsyth 61 Ga. 537 1878 1 Georgia
Windsor v. Bell 61 Ga. 671 1878 1 Georgia
Rabun v. Rabun 61 Ga. 647 1878 1 Georgia
Holly v. Atlanta Street Railroad 61 Ga. 215 1878 1 Georgia
Thomas v. Sullivan 13 Nev. 242 1878 1 Nevada
Lehman v. Berdin 15 F. Cas. 251 1878 1 United States
Everett v. Planters’ Bank 61 Ga. 38 1878 1 Georgia
Hawkins v. Cunningham 67 Mo. 415 1878 1 Missouri
Hughes v. Western Railroad 61 Ga. 131 1878 1 Georgia