| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller v. Ridgely | 22 F. 889 | 1885 | 1 | United States | |
| Scott v. West | 63 Wis. 529 | 1885 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Pollard v. Slaughter | 92 N.C. 72 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Bolds | 37 La. Ann. 312 | 1885 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Cleveland v. Burnham | 64 Wis. 347 | 1885 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Nichols v. McCarthy | 53 Conn. 299 | 1885 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Grafton v. Reed | 26 W. Va. 437 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hoitt v. Hoitt | 63 N.H. 475 | 1885 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| De Wolf v. McNabb | 1 Sadler 156 | 1885 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Holman v. Bonner | 63 Miss. 131 | 1885 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bowman v. Hicks | 80 Va. 806 | 1885 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Way v. Priest | 87 Mo. 180 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ward v. Brown | 87 Mo. 468 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| People v. Van Alstine | 57 Mich. 69 | 1885 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Knight v. Watts's Adm'rs | 26 W. Va. 175 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Zittle v. Weller | 63 Md. 190 | 1885 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Brown v. Chambers | 63 Tex. 131 | 1885 | 1 | Texas | |
| Cattell v. Dispatch Publishing Co. | 88 Mo. 356 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Treusch v. Kamke | 63 Md. 274 | 1885 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Priest v. Way | 87 Mo. 16 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri |