| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins v. Caldwell | 79 N.C. 441 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ross v. Hawthorne | 55 Miss. 551 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Morin v. Bailey | 55 Miss. 570 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Davis v. Turner | 21 Kan. 131 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Whitehead v. Thompson | 79 N.C. 450 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bowman v. Kaufman | 30 La. 1021 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Bass v. Bass | 78 N.C. 374 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Underwood v. Lovelace | 61 Ala. 155 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nave v. Sturges | 5 Mo. App. 557 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Orrick v. Boehm | 49 Md. 72 | 1878 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Kinnare v. Gregory | 55 Miss. 612 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Tunno v. Robert | 16 Fla. 738 | 1878 | 1 | Florida | |
| State ex rel. Erhardt v. Estel | 6 Mo. App. 6 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Stephens v. Taylor | 62 Ala. 269 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Helms v. Chadbourne | 45 Wis. 60 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Spooner v. Reynolds | 50 Vt. 437 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Quayle v. Guild | 91 Ill. 378 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Bain v. State | 61 Ala. 75 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Whittenberg v. Lloyd | 49 Tex. 633 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Williams v. State | 61 Ala. 33 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama |