| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence v. Cooke | 104 N.Y. 632 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| Shadden v. McElwee | 86 Tenn. 146 | 1887 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jenkins v. Jenkins | 96 N.C. 254 | 1887 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Rice & Wilson v. Tobias | 83 Ala. 348 | 1887 | 1 | Alabama | |
| In re Estate of Zeile | 74 Cal. 125 | 1887 | 1 | California | |
| Emery v. Union Society | 79 Me. 334 | 1887 | 1 | Maine | |
| Gray v. Turley | 110 Ind. 254 | 1887 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Culver v. Hardenbergh | 37 Minn. 225 | 1887 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Tenney v. Simpson | 37 Kan. 353 | 1887 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Doyle v. Wade | 23 Fla. 90 | 1887 | 1 | Florida | |
| Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Johns | 36 Kan. 769 | 1887 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Johnston v. Spicer | 107 N.Y. 185 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| O'Connor v. Irvine | 74 Cal. 435 | 1887 | 1 | California | |
| Weber v. Christen | 121 Ill. 91 | 1887 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Thomas v. Evans | 105 N.Y. 601 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| Schlesinger v. Arline | 31 F. 648 | 1887 | 1 | United States | |
| Estate of Hastings | 15 N.Y. St. Rep. 420 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| State v. McBrayer | 98 N.C. 619 | 1887 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Kinseley v. Rumbough | 96 N.C. 193 | 1887 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bassenhorst v. Wilby | 45 Ohio St. 333 | 1887 | 1 | Ohio |