| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols v. McCarthy | 53 Conn. 299 | 1885 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Williams v. Williams | 63 Wis. 58 | 1885 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Robinson v. Randolph | 21 Fla. 629 | 1885 | 1 | Florida | |
| Bowen v. Tipton | 64 Md. 275 | 1885 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Kimbro v. Johnston | 83 Tenn. 78 | 1885 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| People v. Carpenter | 3 N.Y. Crim. 92 | 1885 | 1 | New York | |
| Waterman v. Baldwin | 68 Iowa 255 | 1885 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Puffer v. Reeve | 15 Abb. N. Cas. 388 | 1885 | 1 | New York | |
| Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. v. Commercial National Bank | 14 R.I. 625 | 1885 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Hoffman v. Chamberlain | 40 N.J. Eq. 663 | 1885 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Pearce v. Foote | 113 Ill. 228 | 1885 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Platt v. Schreyer | 25 F. 83 | 1885 | 1 | United States | |
| Foltz v. Wert | 103 Ind. 404 | 1885 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Carroll v. Burns | 108 Pa. 386 | 1885 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Henderson v. Henderson | 64 Md. 185 | 1885 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Zittle v. Weller | 63 Md. 190 | 1885 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Sherrill v. Hagan | 92 N.C. 345 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Howard | 92 N.C. 772 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Grafton v. Reed | 26 W. Va. 437 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Cochran v. Amsden | 104 Ind. 282 | 1885 | 1 | Indiana |