| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer v. Whitney | 33 Minn. 427 | 1885 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Ellis v. McGee | 63 Miss. 168 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Howell v. Ray | 92 N.C. 510 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McGaughey v. Brown | 46 Ark. 25 | 1885 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| State v. Collens | 37 La. Ann. 607 | 1885 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Benge v. Hiatt's Adm'r | 82 Ky. 666 | 1885 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Beall v. Walker | 26 W. Va. 741 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| State ex rel. Graber v. Matley | 17 Neb. 564 | 1885 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| United States v. Trabing | 3 Wyo. 144 | 1885 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Cranmer v. McSwords | 26 W. Va. 412 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Bankston v. Catchings | 1 Miss. Dec. 198 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rowland v. Rowland | 93 N.C. 214 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Harrell v. Butler | 92 N.C. 20 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Barnett v. Jayne | 1 Miss. Dec. 65 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Starbuck v. Starbuck | 93 N.C. 183 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Brown v. Union Bank | 62 Miss. 754 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Lawrence v. Doolan | 68 Cal. 309 | 1885 | 1 | California | |
| Holland v. Kreider | 86 Mo. 59 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Bonney v. Bowman | 63 Miss. 166 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Garrison v. McInnis | 1 Miss. Dec. 129 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi |