Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bellas v. Keyser 17 Fla. 100 1879 1 Florida
Commonwealth v. Avery 77 Ky. 625 1879 1 Kentucky
Melvin v. Melvin 58 N.H. 569 1879 1 New Hampshire
Caruthers v. McLaran 56 Miss. 371 1879 1 Mississippi
Anderson v. State 63 Ga. 675 1879 1 Georgia
Benwood Iron-Works Co. v. Tappan 56 Miss. 659 1879 1 Mississippi
Cooley v. Perrine 41 N.J.L. 322 1879 1 New Jersey
Dunn v. Collins 70 Me. 230 1879 1 Maine
Allen v. Life Ass'n of America 8 Mo. App. 52 1879 1 Missouri
Pfeiffer v. Knapp 17 Fla. 144 1879 1 Florida
Porter v. State 57 Miss. 300 1879 1 Mississippi
John Chaffe & Sons v. Heyner 31 La. 594 1879 1 Louisiana
Ex parte Phillips 57 Miss. 357 1879 1 Mississippi
Wike v. Campbell 5 Colo. 126 1879 1 Colorado
Edey v. Fath 4 Ill. App. 275 1879 1 Illinois
Aultman & Taylor Co. v. Webber 4 Ill. App. 427 1879 1 Illinois
Surget v. Boyd 57 Miss. 485 1879 1 Mississippi
United States v. Salentine 27 F. Cas. 927 1879 1 United States
Merrick v. Mayhue 40 Mich. 196 1879 1 Michigan
Thompson v. Furr 57 Miss. 478 1879 1 Mississippi