Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pierce v. Jarnagin 57 Miss. 107 1879 1 Mississippi
Foote v. Beecher 7 Abb. N. Cas. 358 1879 1 New York
State v. Brown 22 Kan. 222 1879 1 Kansas
Prevost v. Gorrell 19 F. Cas. 1301 1879 1 United States
Whitcomb v. Fowle 7 Abb. N. Cas. 295 1879 1 New York
Higdon v. Higdon 57 Miss. 264 1879 1 Mississippi
Mast v. Raper 81 N.C. 330 1879 1 North Carolina
Richeson v. Crawford 94 Ill. 165 1879 1 Illinois
United States v. Salentine 27 F. Cas. 927 1879 1 United States
Surget v. Boyd 57 Miss. 485 1879 1 Mississippi
Aultman & Taylor Co. v. Webber 4 Ill. App. 427 1879 1 Illinois
Kerchner v. McRae 80 N.C. 219 1879 1 North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Scott 1 Law Times (N.S.) 221 1879 1 Pennsylvania
Meeker v. Wright 76 N.Y. 262 1879 1 New York
Smith v. McKitterick 51 Iowa 548 1879 1 Iowa
Richardson v. Clements 89 Pa. 503 1879 1 Pennsylvania
Cooley v. Perrine 41 N.J.L. 322 1879 1 New Jersey
Newcomb v. Brooks 16 W. Va. 32 1879 1 West Virginia
Melvin v. Melvin 58 N.H. 569 1879 1 New Hampshire
Field v. State 57 Miss. 474 1879 1 Mississippi