| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn v. Collins | 70 Me. 230 | 1879 | 1 | Maine | |
| VonGlahn v. DeRosset | 81 N.C. 467 | 1879 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Commonwealth v. Avery | 77 Ky. 625 | 1879 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Flynt v. Bodenhamer | 80 N.C. 205 | 1879 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Newcomb v. Brooks | 16 W. Va. 32 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Melvin v. Melvin | 58 N.H. 569 | 1879 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Hendricks v. Pugh | 57 Miss. 157 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Cox v. Donnelly | 34 Ark. 762 | 1879 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Higdon v. Higdon | 57 Miss. 264 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Plummer v. Eckenrode | 50 Md. 225 | 1879 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Cooley v. Perrine | 41 N.J.L. 322 | 1879 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Marx v. Davis | 56 Miss. 745 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stephenson v. Miller | 57 Miss. 48 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Burrow v. Sanders | 57 Miss. 211 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Mebane v. Mebane | 80 N.C. 34 | 1879 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Pfeiffer v. Knapp | 17 Fla. 144 | 1879 | 1 | Florida | |
| Pulliam v. Pulliam | 10 F. 23 | 1879 | 1 | United States | |
| Rodgers v. Kline | 56 Miss. 808 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Mills v. Van Camp | 41 Mich. 645 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Grangers’ Life Insurance v. Brown | 57 Miss. 308 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi |