| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippetoe v. Dwyer | 49 Tex. 498 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Angell v. McCullough | 12 R.I. 47 | 1878 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Wambole v. Foote | 2 Dakota 1 | 1878 | 1 | Dakota Territory | |
| Patterson v. Allen | 50 Tex. 23 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Jones v. Reddick | 79 N.C. 290 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Morin v. Bailey | 55 Miss. 570 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Gibson v. Hough & Sons | 60 Ga. 588 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Oldham v. McIver | 49 Tex. 556 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wesley C. Cook v. Brown | 125 Mass. 503 | 1878 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Gans v. Williams | 62 Ala. 41 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hooks v. Brown | 62 Ala. 258 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Clough v. State | 7 Neb. 320 | 1878 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Williamson v. New Jersey Southern Railroad | 29 N.J. Eq. 311 | 1878 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| In re Frey | 52 Cal. 658 | 1878 | 1 | California | |
| Watson v. State | 5 Tex. Ct. App. 11 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hemphill v. Moody | 62 Ala. 510 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Frey v. Drahos | 7 Neb. 194 | 1878 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Waters v. Cox | 2 Ill. App. 129 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Gainer v. Cotton | 49 Tex. 101 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Barkley v. Hanlan | 55 Miss. 606 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi |