| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee v. Shivers | 70 Ala. 288 | 1881 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bryant v. Helton | 66 Ga. 477 | 1881 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Ames v. Scudder | 11 Mo. App. 168 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Beard v. Arbuckle | 19 W. Va. 145 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Estate of Hinckley | 58 Cal. 457 | 1881 | 1 | California | |
| Tremmel v. Kleiboldt | 75 Mo. 255 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McCarthy v. De Armit | 1 Pennyp. 297 | 1881 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Woodley v. Adams | 55 Tex. 526 | 1881 | 1 | Texas | |
| Kellogg v. Lovely | 46 Mich. 131 | 1881 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Merritt v. Merritt | 66 Ga. 324 | 1881 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Harmon v. Fisher | 9 Ill. App. 22 | 1881 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Green v. State | 38 Ark. 304 | 1881 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| In re the Estate of Ames | 10 D.C. 30 | 1881 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Bender v. Stewart | 75 Ind. 88 | 1881 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Hoyt v. Hoyt | 85 N.Y. 142 | 1881 | 1 | New York | |
| Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. Bulte | 45 Mich. 113 | 1881 | 1 | Michigan | |
| McKim v. Aulbach | 130 Mass. 481 | 1881 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Cross v. State | 68 Ala. 476 | 1881 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jones v. Johnson | 67 Ga. 269 | 1881 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Rider v. Miller | 86 N.Y. 507 | 1881 | 1 | New York |