| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell v. Howell | 29 N.C. 493 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Burrows v. Truitt | 1 Del. Cas. 613 | 1818 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Robards v. McLean | 30 N.C. 522 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Parham v. Blackwelder | 30 N.C. 446 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Armstrong v. Baker | 31 N.C. 109 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bedsole v. Monroe | 40 N.C. 313 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Love v. Raper | 39 N.C. 475 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Thompson v. Ford | 29 N.C. 420 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hall, McRae & Co. v. Woodside | 30 N.C. 119 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Folk v. Whitley | 30 N.C. 133 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Small v. Pool | 30 N.C. 47 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Rea v. Rhodes | 40 N.C. 148 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Whitley v. Daniels | 28 N.C. 480 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Washburn v. Washburn | 39 N.C. 306 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hooper v. Pair | 3 Port. 401 | 1836 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Purvis v. Brown | 39 N.C. 413 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sherrill v. Echard | 29 N.C. 161 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bowers v. Mathews | 39 N.C. 258 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Upshaw v. Upshaw | 12 Va. 381 | 1808 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Harvey v. Epes | 53 Va. 153 | 1855 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA |