| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith v. Doe | 33 Md. 442 | 1871 | 0 | Maryland | |
| McSwean v. Faulks | 46 Ala. 610 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Calderwood v. Calderwood | 23 La. Ann. 658 | 1871 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Cannon v. Brame | 45 Ala. 262 | 1871 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hanserd v. Gray | 46 Miss. 75 | 1871 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Booten v. Scheffer | 62 Va. 474 | 1871 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Harper v. Bibb | 45 Ala. 670 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Brandon v. Brandon | 46 Miss. 222 | 1871 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Herron v. Bondurant & Todd | 45 Miss. 683 | 1871 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Salmon v. Wilson | 41 Cal. 595 | 1871 | 1 | California | |
| Gerdes v. Moody | 41 Cal. 335 | 1871 | 1 | California | |
| Boggs v. State | 45 Ala. 30 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Sutton v. Owen | 65 N.C. 123 | 1871 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bowen v. Seale | 45 Miss. 30 | 1871 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Robertson v. Simmons | 51 Tenn. 135 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Redus v. Hayden | 43 Miss. 614 | 1871 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Gaiter v. State | 45 Miss. 441 | 1871 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Atkins v. Knight | 46 Ala. 539 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hetherington v. Hixon | 46 Ala. 297 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wright v. Swanson | 46 Ala. 708 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama |