| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner v. Turner | 44 Ala. 437 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Brinson v. Sanders | 54 N.C. 210 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gaither v. Blowers | 11 Md. 536 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Weir's Will | 39 Ky. 434 | 1840 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Garrison v. Eborn | 56 N.C. 228 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| White v. Green | 36 N.C. 45 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Simpson v. Houston | 56 N.C. 487 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bridges v. Wilkins | 56 N.C. 342 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Ex parte Harrison | 7 Ala. 736 | 1845 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Deaton v. Munroe | 57 N.C. 39 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Phillips v. McGrew | 13 Ala. 255 | 1848 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sowell v. Sowell's Adm'r | 41 Ala. 359 | 1867 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bartee v. James | 33 Ala. 34 | 1858 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Hall | 58 N.C. 32 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Robertson v. Fleming | 57 N.C. 387 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Mills v. Williams | 2 Stew. & P. 390 | 1832 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Freshwater v. Baker | 52 N.C. 404 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Buie v. Wooten | 52 N.C. 441 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Davis v. Boyd | 51 N.C. 249 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bass v. Heard | 33 Miss. 131 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi |