| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stein, Block & Co. v. Good | 16 Ill. App. 516 | 1885 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Thies v. Garbe | 88 Mo. 146 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| France v. Thomas | 86 Mo. 80 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Myers v. Hale | 17 Mo. App. 204 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Logan v. Greenlaw | 25 F. 299 | 1885 | 1 | United States | |
| State v. Howard | 92 N.C. 772 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Kimbro v. Johnston | 83 Tenn. 78 | 1885 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Platt v. Schreyer | 25 F. 83 | 1885 | 1 | United States | |
| State v. Hall | 93 N.C. 571 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Whisenhunt v. State | 18 Tex. Ct. App. 491 | 1885 | 1 | Texas | |
| Aubert's Appeal | 109 Pa. 447 | 1885 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Coggeshall v. Pollitt | 15 R.I. 168 | 1885 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Sherrill v. Hagan | 92 N.C. 345 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Robinson v. Randolph | 21 Fla. 629 | 1885 | 1 | Florida | |
| Foltz v. Wert | 103 Ind. 404 | 1885 | 1 | Indiana | |
| State v. Kervin | 37 La. Ann. 782 | 1885 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Kennedy v. Winn | 80 Ala. 165 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Sammons v. Hawvers | 25 W. Va. 678 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Sanders v. McDonald | 63 Md. 503 | 1885 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Washington Beneficial Endowment Ass'n v. Wood | 15 D.C. 19 | 1885 | 1 | District of Columbia |