| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higinbotham v. Stoddard | 72 N.Y. 94 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Wright v. Doherty | 50 Tex. 34 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Sparhawk v. Cloon | 125 Mass. 263 | 1878 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Thornton v. Murray | 50 Tex. 161 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Moses v. Morris | 20 Kan. 208 | 1878 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Patterson v. Allen | 50 Tex. 23 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Anthony v. Harrison | 21 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 198 | 1878 | 1 | New York | |
| Rauh v. Ritchie | 1 Ill. App. 188 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Nettles v. State | 4 Tex. Ct. App. 337 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Harrell v. Mitchell | 61 Ala. 270 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Morin v. Bailey | 55 Miss. 570 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Pitschki v. Anderson | 49 Tex. 1 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Roosevelt v. Davis | 49 Tex. 463 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gourdin v. Shrewsbury | 11 S.C. 1 | 1878 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Summers v. Davis | 49 Tex. 541 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hearne v. Garrett | 49 Tex. 619 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ross v. Hawthorne | 55 Miss. 551 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Carhart v. Harshaw | 45 Wis. 340 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Vanderhorst v. Bacon | 38 Mich. 669 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Heth v. Wilson | 55 Miss. 587 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi |