| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robison v. Robison | 44 Ala. 227 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Fickling v. Marshall | 22 La. Ann. 504 | 1870 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Byrne v. Marshall | 44 Ala. 355 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Johnson v. Silsbee | 49 N.H. 543 | 1870 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Harpending v. Haight | 39 Cal. 189 | 1870 | 1 | California | |
| Richart v. Richart | 30 Iowa 465 | 1870 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Biggs v. Harris | 64 N.C. 413 | 1870 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Sprague v. Tyson | 44 Ala. 338 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Montevallo Coal Mining Co. v. Reynolds | 44 Ala. 252 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Burnett v. Lester | 53 Ill. 325 | 1870 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Buckalew v. Smith | 44 Ala. 638 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. McWaters | 22 La. Ann. 431 | 1870 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Wicks v. State | 44 Ala. 398 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Palmer v. Hatch | 46 Mo. 585 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McCutchen v. Dougherty | 44 Miss. 419 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| McKnight v. Dozier | 44 Miss. 606 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Alford v. Eubank | 44 Ala. 276 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Moore v. Dickerson | 44 Ala. 485 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Goodrich v. Goodrich | 44 Ala. 670 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Remick v. Luter | 32 Tex. 797 | 1870 | 1 | Texas |