| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clopton v. Clopton | 49 Tenn. 31 | 1870 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State ex rel. Bornefeld v. Rombauer | 46 Mo. 155 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Baker v. Marshal | 15 Minn. 177 | 1870 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Cady v. State | 44 Miss. 332 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Day v. Callow | 39 Cal. 593 | 1870 | 1 | California | |
| Grogan v. State | 44 Ala. 9 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Floyd v. Herring | 64 N.C. 409 | 1870 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Mack v. Patchin | 42 N.Y. 167 | 1870 | 1 | New York | |
| Rea & Dohrman v. Copelin | 47 Mo. 76 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Osborn v. Nicholson | 18 F. Cas. 846 | 1870 | 0 | United States | |
| Beverley v. Walden | 61 Va. 147 | 1870 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| James v. Johnson | 44 Ala. 629 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Shivers v. Goar | 40 Ga. 676 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hill v. Erwin | 44 Ala. 661 | 1870 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ward v. Hudspeth | 44 Ala. 215 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Mahone v. Howard | 41 Ga. 98 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Finney v. Sanford | 41 Ga. 295 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Duncan v. Helm | 22 La. Ann. 418 | 1870 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Treadwell v. Phinizy | 41 Ga. 63 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Pascal v. Jones | 41 Ga. 220 | 1870 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia |