| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders v. Ferrill | 23 N.C. 97 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Buffalow v. Buffalow | 37 N.C. 113 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wilcox v. Wilcox | 36 N.C. 36 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lewis v. Smith | 23 N.C. 145 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McAlister v. Gilmore | 36 N.C. 22 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McRae v. Keller | 32 N.C. 398 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Price v. Thomason | 11 Ala. 875 | 1847 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Murphy v. Moore | 39 N.C. 118 | 1845 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Love v. Love | 41 N.C. 325 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cox v. Williams | 39 N.C. 15 | 1845 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Keziah v. Slye | 4 D.C. 463 | 1834 | 0 | United States | |
| Brown v. Kidd | 34 Miss. 291 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Easton v. Easton | 42 N.C. 98 | 1850 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dunn v. Tharp | 39 N.C. 7 | 1845 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smoot v. Russell | 1 Mart. (n.s.) 522 | 1823 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Meadows v. Meadows | 33 N.C. 148 | 1850 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Houston v. Smith | 41 N.C. 264 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stafford v. Richards | 1 Del. Cas. 66 | 1795 | 0 | Delaware | |
| State v. Hudson | 2 Del. Cas. 28 | 1797 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Mayo v. Mayo | 28 N.C. 84 | 1845 | 0 | North Carolina |