| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex parte Nettles | 58 Ala. 268 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bowers v. Ross | 55 Miss. 213 | 1877 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Braswell v. State | 2 Shan. Cas. 595 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Buckingham v. Wesson | 54 Miss. 526 | 1877 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rowan v. Riley | 2 Shan. Cas. 378 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ware v. Ware's Adm'r | 69 Va. 670 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Trafford v. Young | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 496 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Murray | 68 Tenn. 209 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Trafford v. Wilkinson | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 449 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hays v. Cornelius | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 461 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Knoxville & Ohio R. R. v. Hicks | 68 Tenn. 442 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Davis v. Temple | 2 Shan. Cas. 506 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Willis v. Matthews | 46 Tex. 478 | 1877 | 1 | Texas | |
| Bourne v. Maybin | 3 F. Cas. 1003 | 1877 | 1 | United States | |
| Troup v. Rice | 55 Miss. 278 | 1877 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Martin v. Harvey | 54 Miss. 685 | 1877 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| In re Carey's Estate | 49 Vt. 236 | 1877 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Knolls v. Barnhart | 71 N.Y. 474 | 1877 | 1 | New York | |
| Smith v. Scholtz | 68 N.Y. 41 | 1877 | 1 | New York | |
| Markham v. Townsend | 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 713 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee |