| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennant v. Brookover | 12 W. Va. 337 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Tracewell v. Boggs | 14 W. Va. 254 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Lowenback v. Switzer | 1 Va. Dec. 141 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Rader v. Neal | 13 W. Va. 373 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Gregory v. Gate | 71 Va. 83 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Epstein v. Salorgne | 6 Mo. App. 352 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Devereux v. Devereux | 78 N.C. 386 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bohanan v. Bohanan | 3 Ill. App. 502 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Shinn v. Smith | 79 N.C. 310 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Steptoe v. Pollard | 71 Va. 689 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ayres v. Robins | 71 Va. 105 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Jones v. Robinson | 78 N.C. 396 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Capen v. Woodrow | 51 Vt. 106 | 1878 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Woodyard v. Poisley | 14 W. Va. 211 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Bank of Mississippi v. Duncan | 56 Miss. 166 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Miller v. Miller | 78 N.C. 102 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Amiss v. McGinnis | 12 W. Va. 371 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Waugh v. Suter | 3 Ill. App. 271 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Hypes v. Griffin | 89 Ill. 134 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Hager v. Rice | 4 Colo. 90 | 1878 | 1 | Colorado |