| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covey v. State | 1 Mor. St. Cas. 349 | 1872 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Guthrie v. Brown | 57 Tenn. 380 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Taylor v. Mayhew | 58 Tenn. 596 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Oliver v. Johnson | 24 La. Ann. 460 | 1872 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Galloway v. Galloway | 61 Tenn. 328 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Harrison v. Henderson | 54 Tenn. 315 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wartman v. Yost | 63 Va. 595 | 1872 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hunt v. Wing | 57 Tenn. 139 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Jennings | 35 Tex. 503 | 1872 | 1 | Texas | |
| Grinnan v. Edwards | 5 W. Va. 111 | 1872 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| State ex rel. Terry v. Blakemore | 54 Tenn. 638 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Kelsoe v. State | 47 Ala. 573 | 1872 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Evans v. Sharp | 29 Wis. 564 | 1872 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Heirs of Brown v. Jacobs | 24 La. Ann. 526 | 1872 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| McClure v. Harris | 54 Tenn. 379 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Neely v. Luster | 54 Tenn. 354 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Hickerson | 50 Tenn. 375 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Pointer v. Smith | 54 Tenn. 137 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Maxwell v. State | 50 Tenn. 420 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Friedman Bros. v. Mathes | 55 Tenn. 488 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee |