Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Latham v. Latham 71 Va. 307 1878 1 Virginia
James v. James 58 N.H. 266 1878 1 New Hampshire
Elder v. Lantz 49 Md. 186 1878 1 Maryland
Dyson v. Simmons 48 Md. 207 1878 1 Maryland
Board of Supervisors v. Ehlers 45 Wis. 281 1878 1 Wisconsin
Blanton v. Ludeling 30 La. 1232 1878 1 Louisiana
Redd v. Jones 71 Va. 123 1878 1 Virginia
Proctor v. Bigelow 38 Mich. 282 1878 1 Michigan
Myers v. W. G. Lyon & Co. 51 Vt. 272 1878 1 Vermont
Goodrum v. State 60 Ga. 509 1878 1 Georgia
Wilson v. Peeples 61 Ga. 218 1878 1 Georgia
Helfrick v. Commonwealth 70 Va. 844 1878 1 Virginia
Stilwell v. Mutual Life Insurance 72 N.Y. 385 1878 1 New York
Sewell v. Holland 61 Ga. 608 1878 1 Georgia
Baldenberg v. Warden 14 W. Va. 397 1878 1 West Virginia
Sager v. Tupper 38 Mich. 258 1878 1 Michigan
Burkholder v. Ludlam 71 Va. 255 1878 1 Virginia
Thornton v. Park 61 Ga. 549 1878 1 Georgia
Gaussen v. United States 97 U.S. 584 1878 1 United States
Henry v. Davis 13 W. Va. 232 1878 1 West Virginia