| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchett v. Milner | 44 Ala. 224 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Klinck v. Price | 4 W. Va. 4 | 1870 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Wroth v. Norton | 33 Tex. 192 | 1870 | 1 | Texas | |
| Johnson v. Johnson | 45 Mo. 595 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McLean v. Houston | 49 Tenn. 37 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Susong v. Williams | 48 Tenn. 625 | 1870 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| City of Detroit v. Blackeby | 21 Mich. 84 | 1870 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Harper | 64 N.C. 129 | 1870 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Skinner v. Quin | 43 N.Y. 99 | 1870 | 1 | New York | |
| Kimm v. Weippert | 46 Mo. 532 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Twiggs v. Chevallie | 4 W. Va. 463 | 1870 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Vance v. Cooper | 49 Tenn. 93 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Beazley v. Mershon | 4 Ky. Op. 548 | 1870 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Cunningham v. Schley | 41 Ga. 426 | 1870 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Kurtz v. Hibner | 55 Ill. 514 | 1870 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Buchanan v. Nixon | 26 Ark. 47 | 1870 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Stowell v. Eldred | 26 Wis. 504 | 1870 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Bloom v. Price | 44 Miss. 73 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rives v. Patty | 43 Miss. 338 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Botsford v. O’Conner | 57 Ill. 72 | 1870 | 1 | Illinois |