| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In re Wills of Miller | 70 Tenn. 54 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Fore v. State | 5 Tex. Ct. App. 251 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Guilford v. Love | 49 Tex. 715 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Snavely v. Harkrader | 71 Va. 487 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Johns v. Northcutt | 49 Tex. 444 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. Thomas | 13 W. Va. 848 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Johnson v. Commonwealth | 70 Va. 796 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Succession of Bollinger | 30 La. Ann. 193 | 1878 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Bagby v. Bateman | 50 Tex. 446 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| O'Neil v. Cleveland | 30 N.J. Eq. 273 | 1878 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Crozier v. Goodwin | 69 Tenn. 125 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| McNeilly v. Cooksey | 70 Tenn. 39 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Cunningham v. Campbell | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 708 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Cox v. Scott | 68 Tenn. 305 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pond v. Skeen | 70 Tenn. 126 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| March v. Huyter | 50 Tex. 243 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Kern v. Zeigler | 13 W. Va. 707 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Steptoe v. Pollard | 71 Va. 689 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Railroad v. Henderson | 69 Tenn. 3 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Steele v. Renn | 50 Tex. 467 | 1878 | 1 | Texas |