| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawless v. State | 72 Tenn. 173 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Halsted v. State | 41 N.J.L. 552 | 1879 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| B. & O. R. R. v. Bitner | 15 W. Va. 455 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hall v. State | 71 Tenn. 552 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Shinn v. Commonwealth | 73 Va. 899 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Mercer’s Adm’r v. Mackin | 77 Ky. 434 | 1879 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Stearns v. Beckam | 72 Va. 379 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Carlisle v. Brennan | 67 Ind. 12 | 1879 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Paxton v. Rucker | 15 W. Va. 547 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Ragsdale v. Gossett | 70 Tenn. 729 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Woodman v. United States | 15 Ct. Cl. 541 | 1879 | 1 | United States | |
| Carew v. Matthews | 41 Mich. 576 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Klauber v. Biggerstaff | 47 Wis. 551 | 1879 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Radford v. Carwile | 13 W. Va. 572 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Dryden v. Swinburn | 15 W. Va. 234 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Markells v. Markells | 73 Va. 544 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Welsh v. Frye | 10 Ky. Op. 280 | 1879 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Irwin v. Zane | 15 W. Va. 646 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| City of Portsmouth v. Norfolk County | 72 Va. 727 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Fisher v. Lewis | 69 Mo. 629 | 1879 | 1 | Missouri |