| Case Name ▲ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson v. Hammonds | 173 Ala. 14 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Harwood | 7 Va. 394 | 1803 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Nelson v. Horsford | 201 Iowa 918 | 1926 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Nelson v. Howard | 5 Md. 327 | 1853 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Nelson v. Howison | 122 Ala. 573 | 1898 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Hubbard | 13 Ark. 253 | 1853 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Nelson v. Iverson | 17 Ala. 216 | 1850 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Iverson | 19 Ala. 95 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Iverson | 24 Ala. 9 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance | 199 N.C. 443 | 1930 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nelson v. Jennings | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Nelson v. Johnson | 264 Ala. 422 | 1956 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Johnson | 189 Ky. 815 | 1920 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Nelson v. Kelly | 91 Ala. 569 | 1890 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Kinney | 93 Tenn. 428 | 1894 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Nelson v. Lillard | 16 La. 336 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Nelson v. Lovejoy | 14 Ala. 568 | 1848 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. McCarter | 212 So. 2d 467 | 1968 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Nelson v. McCrary | 60 Ala. 301 | 1877 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. McDonald | 68 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 406 | 1891 | 1 | New York |