| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan v. Nixon | 28 Tex. 230 | 1866 | 1 | Texas | |
| Winstead v. Davis | 40 Miss. 785 | 1866 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Magruder v. Eggleston | 41 Miss. 284 | 1866 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Sangster v. Commonwealth | 58 Va. 124 | 1866 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Merriwether v. Dixon | 28 Tex. 15 | 1866 | 1 | Texas | |
| Garwood v. Garwood | 29 Cal. 514 | 1866 | 1 | California | |
| Clemens v. Walker | 40 Ala. 189 | 1866 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Vanzant v. Shelton | 40 Miss. 332 | 1866 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Atkin v. Mooney | 61 N.C. 31 | 1866 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Gove v. White | 20 Wis. 425 | 1866 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Peck v. Metcalf | 8 R.I. 386 | 1866 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Elliot v. Mitchell | 28 Tex. 105 | 1866 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ijams v. Ijams | 62 N.C. 39 | 1866 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Floyd v. Rice | 28 Tex. 341 | 1866 | 1 | Texas | |
| Cox v. Bray | 28 Tex. 247 | 1866 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wiswell v. Baxter | 20 Wis. 680 | 1866 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Brehme v. Dinsmore | 25 Md. 328 | 1866 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Smith v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad | 37 Mo. 287 | 1866 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Patterson v. Fagan | 38 Mo. 70 | 1866 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Newman v. Hook | 37 Mo. 207 | 1866 | 1 | Missouri |