| 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 | |
| Dillard v. Scruggs | 36 Ala. 670 | 1860 | 0 | Alabama | |
| 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 | |
| Williams v. Avent | 40 N.C. 47 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Love v. Raper | 39 N.C. 475 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Carr v. Holliday | 40 N.C. 167 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hall, McRae & Co. v. Woodside | 30 N.C. 119 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bennett v. Williamson | 30 N.C. 121 | 1847 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Whitley v. Daniels | 28 N.C. 480 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Moore v. Banner | 39 N.C. 293 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Mosely v. Tuthill | 45 Ala. 621 | 1871 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Caplinger v. Stokes | 19 Tenn. 175 | 1838 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Rogers v. Vines | 28 N.C. 293 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Purvis v. Brown | 39 N.C. 413 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Clayton v. Liverman | 29 N.C. 92 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barnes v. White | 32 Tenn. 442 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Stockley v. Rowley | 39 Tenn. 493 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee |