| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argall v. Jacobs | 87 N.Y. 110 | 1881 | 1 | New York | |
| Pressgrove v. Comfort | 58 Miss. 644 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Spicer v. Bonker | 45 Mich. 630 | 1881 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Gilmer v. Hanks | 84 N.C. 317 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Joseph v. L. Levi & Co. | 58 Miss. 843 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Willard v. Dow | 54 Vt. 188 | 1881 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Birkett v. Chatterton | 13 R.I. 299 | 1881 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Latham v. Chafee | 7 F. 525 | 1881 | 1 | United States | |
| Cherbonnier v. Evitts | 56 Md. 276 | 1881 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Gilbert v. Welsch | 75 Ind. 557 | 1881 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Swann v. Summers | 19 W. Va. 115 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Rosenberg v. Frank | 58 Cal. 387 | 1881 | 1 | California | |
| Smith v. Speer | 34 N.J. Eq. 336 | 1881 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| McCormick v. Hubbell | 4 Mont. 87 | 1881 | 1 | Montana | |
| Williamson v. Russell | 18 W. Va. 612 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Tilley v. Savannah, Florida & Western R. Co. | 5 F. 641 | 1881 | 1 | United States | |
| Kennedy v. Kennedy | 25 Kan. 151 | 1881 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Clark v. Dressel | 56 Md. 147 | 1881 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Harris v. Hanie | 37 Ark. 348 | 1881 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Willis v. Scott | 33 La. Ann. 1026 | 1881 | 1 | Louisiana |