| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keating v. Vaughn | 61 Tex. 518 | 1881 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gilbert v. Welsch | 75 Ind. 557 | 1881 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Horstman v. Kaufman | 97 Pa. 147 | 1881 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Robinson v. Dix | 18 W. Va. 528 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Cherbonnier v. Evitts | 56 Md. 276 | 1881 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Killian v. Clark | 10 D.C. 379 | 1881 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Keefe v. Malone | 10 D.C. 236 | 1881 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Reed v. Stouffer | 56 Md. 236 | 1881 | 1 | Maryland | |
| People v. Greenfield | 30 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 454 | 1881 | 1 | New York | |
| McQuade v. Rosecrans | 36 Ohio St. 442 | 1881 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Joseph v. L. Levi & Co. | 58 Miss. 843 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rodney D. Wells & Co. v. Wooten | 2 Miss. Dec. 41 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hancock v. Talley | 1 Va. Dec. 433 | 1881 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Davis v. Hudson | 29 Minn. 27 | 1881 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Foos v. Scarf | 55 Md. 301 | 1881 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Scott v. Patchin | 54 Vt. 253 | 1881 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Estate of Dunne | 58 Cal. 543 | 1881 | 1 | California | |
| Thompson v. Corrie | 57 Md. 197 | 1881 | 1 | Maryland | |
| State v. Askins | 33 La. Ann. 1253 | 1881 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Davis v. Smith | 75 Mo. 219 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri |