| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams v. Phillips | 75 Ala. 461 | 1883 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Beasley | 21 W. Va. 777 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Arrowsmith v. Hamering | 39 Ohio St. 573 | 1883 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Fisher v. Burdett | 21 W. Va. 626 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Pugii v. Mays | 60 Tex. 191 | 1883 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. Sheets | 89 N.C. 543 | 1883 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Stevens v. Underhill | 67 N.H. 68 | 1883 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Sheppard v. Peabody Ins. | 21 W. Va. 368 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Upstone v. People | 109 Ill. 169 | 1883 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Stresau v. Fidelli | 1 White & W. 487 | 1883 | 1 | Texas | |
| Richmond & Danville R. R. v. Moore's Adm'r. | 78 Va. 93 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Brown v. Burbank | 64 Cal. 99 | 1883 | 1 | California | |
| Davis v. Briscoe | 81 Mo. 27 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Carr v. Effinger | 78 Va. 197 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ex Parte Crenshaw | 80 Mo. 447 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Garbut v. Bowling | 81 Mo. 214 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| People v. Ware | 1 N.Y. Crim. 166 | 1883 | 1 | New York | |
| Franks v. Chapman | 60 Tex. 46 | 1883 | 1 | Texas | |
| Jarnigan v. Jarnigan | 80 Tenn. 292 | 1883 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ferry v. Clarke | 77 Va. 397 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia |