| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparhawk v. Cloon | 125 Mass. 263 | 1878 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Ex parte Nelson | 62 Ala. 376 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Pate v. Pate | 6 Mo. App. 49 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Keteltas v. Keteltas | 72 N.Y. 312 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Harrell v. Mitchell | 61 Ala. 270 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Munter & Faber v. Linn | 61 Ala. 492 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Stilson v. Stilson | 46 Conn. 15 | 1878 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Page v. State | 61 Ala. 16 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Case v. Bartholow | 21 Kan. 300 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| State ex rel. Wolf v. Berning | 6 Mo. App. 105 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Waddell v. Lanier | 62 Ala. 347 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lankford v. Green | 62 Ala. 314 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Boykin v. Cook | 61 Ala. 472 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| In re Estate of Seitz | 6 Mo. App. 250 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Brown v. Tutwiler | 61 Ala. 372 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Testerman | 68 Mo. 408 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Bean v. Green | 33 Ohio St. 444 | 1878 | 1 | Ohio | |
| State v. Pickens | 79 N.C. 652 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Haydel v. Hurck | 5 Mo. App. 267 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Clark v. Few | 62 Ala. 243 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama |