| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollard v. Slaughter | 92 N.C. 72 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Licette v. State | 75 Ga. 253 | 1885 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Wells v. Seixas | 24 F. 82 | 1885 | 1 | United States | |
| Carter v. Chambers | 79 Ala. 223 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Battle v. State | 74 Ga. 101 | 1885 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Smoot v. Strauss | 21 Fla. 611 | 1885 | 1 | Florida | |
| Chubb v. Bradley | 58 Mich. 268 | 1885 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Minich v. People | 8 Colo. 440 | 1885 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Wyant v. Tuthill | 17 Neb. 495 | 1885 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Carrington v. Richardson | 79 Ala. 101 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| In re Estate of Skerrett | 67 Cal. 585 | 1885 | 1 | California | |
| Crosby v. Stephan | 97 N.Y. 606 | 1885 | 1 | New York | |
| Hey v. Frazier | 1 Monag. 759 | 1885 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Pierce v. Pierce | 64 Wis. 73 | 1885 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Cox v. Wayt | 26 W. Va. 807 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hobson v. Whitlow | 80 Va. 784 | 1885 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lewis v. Mason's Adm'r | 84 Va. 731 | 1885 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Cotharin v. Davis | 15 D.C. 146 | 1885 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Higbee v. Higbee | 4 Utah 19 | 1885 | 1 | Utah | |
| State v. Brady | 87 Mo. 142 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri |