Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Newell v. Nichols 19 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 604 1878 1 New York
Johnson v. Ward 2 Ill. App. 261 1878 1 Illinois
Proctor v. Bigelow 38 Mich. 282 1878 1 Michigan
Jewett v. Dringer 30 N.J. Eq. 291 1878 1 New Jersey
Mathews v. Cody 60 Ga. 355 1878 1 Georgia
Evarts v. Hyde 51 Vt. 183 1878 1 Vermont
First National Bank v. Eccleston 48 Md. 145 1878 1 Maryland
Board of Supervisors v. Ehlers 45 Wis. 281 1878 1 Wisconsin
Black v. Smith 13 W. Va. 780 1878 1 West Virginia
J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. v. Valleau 50 Iowa 120 1878 1 Iowa
Coatney v. Hopkins 14 W. Va. 338 1878 1 West Virginia
Coleman v. Waters 13 W. Va. 280 1878 1 West Virginia
National Bank v. Van Derwerker 74 N.Y. 234 1878 1 New York
Giles v. Brown 60 Ga. 658 1878 1 Georgia
Guilford, Wood & Co. v. McKinley 61 Ga. 230 1878 1 Georgia
Stilwell v. Mutual Life Insurance 72 N.Y. 385 1878 1 New York
Ordeman v. Lawson 49 Md. 135 1878 1 Maryland
Jones v. Parker 60 Ga. 500 1878 1 Georgia
Boothe v. State 4 Tex. Ct. App. 202 1878 1 Texas
City of Elizabeth v. Force 29 N.J. Eq. 587 1878 1 New Jersey