| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higinbotham v. Stoddard | 72 N.Y. 94 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Keteltas v. Keteltas | 72 N.Y. 312 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Angell v. McCullough | 12 R.I. 47 | 1878 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Walker v. McDonald | 49 Tex. 458 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gourdin v. Shrewsbury | 11 S.C. 1 | 1878 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Sparhawk v. Cloon | 125 Mass. 263 | 1878 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Williams v. Thomas | 78 N.C. 47 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Felton v. Bissel | 25 Minn. 15 | 1878 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| State v. White | 30 La. Ann. 364 | 1878 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| State ex rel. Allison v. Robinson | 78 N.C. 222 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Miller v. Miller | 78 N.C. 102 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Morris v. Pearson | 79 N.C. 253 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Carhart v. Harshaw | 45 Wis. 340 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Wood v. Skinner | 79 N.C. 92 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Blumenberg v. State | 55 Miss. 528 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Pruden v. Paxton | 79 N.C. 446 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Duncan v. Baker | 21 Kan. 99 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Lindsay v. Smith | 78 N.C. 328 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| March v. Verble | 79 N.C. 19 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Anthony v. Harrison | 21 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 198 | 1878 | 1 | New York |