| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder v. People | 26 Mich. 106 | 1872 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Lyons v. Stephens | 45 Ga. 141 | 1872 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Simon v. State | 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1229 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Jones v. State | 50 Tenn. 445 | 1872 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Allard v. Lamirande | 29 Wis. 502 | 1872 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| State v. Purdie | 67 N.C. 25 | 1872 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Morris v. Morris | 56 Tenn. 814 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| People v. Sanford | 43 Cal. 29 | 1872 | 1 | California | |
| Bond v. State | 23 Ohio St. 349 | 1872 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Denison v. Denison | 35 Md. 361 | 1872 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Gardner v. Lamback | 47 Ga. 133 | 1872 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Robnett v. Ashlock | 49 Mo. 171 | 1872 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McClung v. Echols | 5 W. Va. 204 | 1872 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Rocco v. State | 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1280 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Tyler v. Taylor | 62 Va. 700 | 1872 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Taylor v. Taintor | 83 U.S. 366 | 1872 | 1 | United States | |
| Doane v. Glenn | 1 Colo. 417 | 1872 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Harkins v. Bailey | 48 Ala. 376 | 1872 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lomme v. Sweeney | 1 Mont. 584 | 1872 | 1 | Montana | |
| Turner v. State | 1 Mor. St. Cas. 785 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi |