| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolridge v. Page | 69 Tenn. 135 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Henry v. Mills | 69 Tenn. 144 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| People's Bank v. Mitchell | 73 N.Y. 406 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Miller v. Holt | 68 Mo. 584 | 1878 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Mathews v. Cody | 60 Ga. 355 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Knighton v. Curry | 62 Ala. 404 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Merrell v. Pemberton | 62 Ga. 29 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Gwyer v. Kennedy | 61 Ga. 255 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Lemon v. Fox | 21 Kan. 152 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Jewett v. Dringer | 30 N.J. Eq. 291 | 1878 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Finn v. Finn | 62 How. Pr. 83 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Redd v. Jones | 71 Va. 123 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Proctor v. Bigelow | 38 Mich. 282 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Goodrum v. State | 60 Ga. 509 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Wetter v. Walker | 62 Ga. 142 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Harlan v. Sweeny | 69 Tenn. 682 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pond v. Skeen | 70 Tenn. 126 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Low v. Harmony | 72 N.Y. 408 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Betts v. Betts | 4 Abb. N. Cas. 317 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Baldenberg v. Warden | 14 W. Va. 397 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia |