| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James v. Johnson | 44 Ala. 629 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McBee v. McBee | 48 Tenn. 558 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| McLean v. Houston | 49 Tenn. 37 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Washington v. Barnes | 41 Ga. 307 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Miller v. Lacy | 33 Tex. 351 | 1870 | 0 | Texas | |
| Jourdan v. Miller | 41 Ga. 51 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Smith v. McWaters | 22 La. Ann. 431 | 1870 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Palmer v. Malone | 48 Tenn. 549 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Griffith v. Plummer | 32 Md. 74 | 1870 | 0 | Maryland | |
| In re Omohundro's Estate | 2 Brewst. 298 | 1870 | 0 | Civil | SC of PA. |
| State ex rel. Thomas v. Mosely | 47 Tenn. 576 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Beverley v. Walden | 61 Va. 147 | 1870 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| McElvain v. Mudd | 44 Ala. 48 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Maxwell v. Hipp | 64 N.C. 98 | 1870 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Shivers v. Goar | 40 Ga. 676 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Kaufman & Co. v. Barb | 26 Ark. 24 | 1870 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Pascal v. Jones | 41 Ga. 220 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Snell v. Elam | 49 Tenn. 82 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ketchum v. Dew | 47 Tenn. 532 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Treadwell v. Phinizy | 41 Ga. 63 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia |