| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Camp v. Dobbins | 31 N.J. Eq. 671 | 1879 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Blue v. Christ | 4 Ill. App. 351 | 1879 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Commonwealth v. Cain | 77 Ky. 525 | 1879 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Murphy v. Peabody | 63 Ga. 522 | 1879 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Case v. Beauregard | 101 U.S. 688 | 1879 | 1 | United States | |
| Anderson v. Anderson | 64 Ala. 403 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Orem v. Wrightson | 51 Md. 34 | 1879 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Leach v. French | 69 Me. 389 | 1879 | 1 | Maine | |
| Burrowes v. Gibson | 42 Mich. 121 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Culbertson v. Smith | 52 Md. 628 | 1879 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Rumford Chemical Works v. Finnie | 20 F. Cas. 1337 | 1879 | 1 | United States | |
| Merryman v. Long | 49 Md. 540 | 1879 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Bradley's Appeal | 89 Pa. 514 | 1879 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Cox v. Donnelly | 34 Ark. 762 | 1879 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Jacobs v. Gibson | 9 Neb. 380 | 1879 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Tribble v. Anderson | 63 Ga. 31 | 1879 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Whitfield v. Evans | 56 Miss. 488 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Woolley v. Holt | 77 Ky. 788 | 1879 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Robertson v. Berry | 50 Md. 591 | 1879 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Knapp v. Snyder | 15 W. Va. 434 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia |