| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate v. Brittain | 10 N.C. 55 | 1824 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Pigots v. Davis | 10 N.C. 25 | 1825 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| United States v. Amy | 24 F. Cas. 792 | 1859 | 0 | Cir. Ct., D. VA | |
| Dozier v. Muse | 9 N.C. 482 | 1823 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Quarles v. Grigsby | 31 Ala. 172 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Gilky v. Dickerson | 9 N.C. 341 | 1823 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smith v. Garrett | 31 Ala. 492 | 1858 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Steele v. Adams | 21 Ala. 534 | 1852 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Carlos v. Ansley | 8 Ala. 900 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Steele v. Knox | 10 Ala. 608 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Ann v. State | 30 Tenn. 159 | 1850 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wood v. Vandenburgh | 6 Paige Ch. 277 | 1837 | 0 | Civil | Chancery Court of New York |
| Greenwood v. Coleman | 34 Ala. 150 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Steele v. Mealing | 24 Ala. 285 | 1854 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Governor v. Gibson | 14 Ala. 326 | 1848 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Montgomery v. Morris | 32 Ga. 173 | 1861 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Leach v. Williams | 8 Ala. 759 | 1845 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Coltart v. Laughinghouse | 38 Ala. 190 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Snodgrass v. Snodgrass | 60 Tenn. 157 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Richmond v. Delay | 34 Miss. 83 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi |