| Case Name ▲ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson v. Johnson | 189 Ky. 815 | 1920 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Nelson v. Kelly | 91 Ala. 569 | 1890 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Kinney | 93 Tenn. 428 | 1894 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Nelson v. Lovejoy | 14 Ala. 568 | 1848 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. McCarter | 212 So. 2d 467 | 1968 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Nelson v. McCrary | 60 Ala. 301 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. McDonald | 16 N.Y.S. 273 | 1891 | 1 | New York | |
| Nelson v. McDonald | 68 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 406 | 1891 | 1 | New York | |
| Nelson v. McDonald | 41 N.Y. St. Rep. 1 | 1891 | 1 | New York | |
| Nelson v. Miller | 52 Miss. 410 | 1876 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Nelson v. Murfee | 69 Ala. 598 | 1881 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Nelson | 311 So. 2d 268 | 1974 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Nelson v. Nelson | 1 Va. 136 | 1792 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Nelson v. Nelson | 90 Mo. 460 | 1886 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Nelson v. Patrick | 128 Md. 504 | 1916 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Nelson v. Patrick | 73 N.C. App. 1 | 1985 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nelson v. Petterson | 229 Ill. 240 | 1907 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Nelson v. Ratliff | 72 Miss. 656 | 1895 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Nelson v. Real Estate Commission | 35 Md. App. 334 | 1977 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Nelson v. Schoonover | 89 Kan. 388 | 1913 | 1 | Kansas |