| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley v. McGough | 115 Ill. 11 | 1885 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Gresham v. Ware | 79 Ala. 192 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Fisher v. Wood | 65 Tex. 199 | 1885 | 1 | Texas | |
| Starbuck v. Starbuck | 93 N.C. 183 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Church v. Church | 15 R.I. 138 | 1885 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Martin v. State | 79 Ala. 267 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| McAbee v. Parker | 78 Ala. 573 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ijames v. Gaither | 93 N.C. 358 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ordway v. White | 80 Ala. 244 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gilmer v. Morris | 80 Ala. 78 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Comer v. Hart | 79 Ala. 389 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Montgomery & Eufaula Railway Co. v. Chambers & Abercrombie | 79 Ala. 338 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Farrar v. Heinrich | 86 Mo. 521 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Proctor v. Cole | 104 Ind. 373 | 1885 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Moog v. Farley | 79 Ala. 246 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hatch v. Barrett | 34 Kan. 223 | 1885 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Counts v. Harlan | 78 Ala. 551 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bauer v. Gray | 18 Mo. App. 164 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| State v. Collens | 37 La. Ann. 607 | 1885 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Atkins v. Atkins | 18 Neb. 474 | 1885 | 1 | Nebraska |