| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller v. Proctor | 20 Ohio St. 442 | 1870 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Jourdan v. Miller | 41 Ga. 51 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Gaulden v. Stoddard | 41 Ga. 329 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Washington v. Barnes | 41 Ga. 307 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Randolph’s Appeal | 66 Pa. 178 | 1870 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Burts v. Evans | 48 Tenn. 420 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Buchanan v. Nixon | 26 Ark. 47 | 1870 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Draper v. Falley | 33 Ind. 465 | 1870 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Ex parte Ellyson | 61 Va. 10 | 1870 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Skinner v. Quin | 43 N.Y. 99 | 1870 | 1 | New York | |
| Klinck v. Price | 4 W. Va. 4 | 1870 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Norris v. Elliott | 39 Cal. 72 | 1870 | 1 | California | |
| Thomas v. Delphy | 33 Md. 373 | 1870 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Mayer v. Walter | 64 Pa. 283 | 1870 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Freer v. Cowles | 44 Ala. 314 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hout v. Hout | 20 Ohio St. 119 | 1870 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Golden v. State | 1 S.C. 292 | 1870 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Little v. Johnson | 22 La. Ann. 474 | 1870 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Buckalew v. Smith | 44 Ala. 638 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Heastings v. McGee | 66 Pa. 384 | 1870 | 1 | Pennsylvania |