| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle v. State | 74 Ga. 101 | 1885 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Sayers v. Hoskinson | 110 Pa. 473 | 1885 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| United States v. Mooney | 116 U.S. 104 | 1885 | 1 | United States | |
| Ladd v. Pigott | 114 Ill. 647 | 1885 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Tolman v. Jones | 114 Ill. 147 | 1885 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Evans v. Bell | 83 Tenn. 569 | 1885 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hutchins v. Hutchins | 98 N.Y. 56 | 1885 | 1 | New York | |
| Whittaker v. Whittaker | 40 N.J. Eq. 33 | 1885 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Vandewalker v. Rollins | 63 N.H. 460 | 1885 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Town of Ontario v. Hill | 99 N.Y. 324 | 1885 | 1 | New York | |
| Terry v. Coles' Ex'or | 80 Va. 695 | 1885 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Licette v. State | 1 Ga. L. Rep. 136 | 1885 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Milbourn v. David | 12 Del. 209 | 1885 | 1 | Delaware | |
| Chaney v. Bryan | 83 Tenn. 589 | 1885 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Grizzle v. Gaddis | 75 Ga. 350 | 1885 | 1 | Georgia | |
| In re Estate of Skerrett | 67 Cal. 585 | 1885 | 1 | California | |
| Healy v. O'Brien | 66 Cal. 517 | 1885 | 1 | California | |
| In re the Estate of Gotzian | 34 Minn. 159 | 1885 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Whittaker v. Collins | 34 Minn. 299 | 1885 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Myers v. Brodbeck | 110 Pa. 198 | 1885 | 1 | Pennsylvania |