| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read v. Hewitt | 120 La. 288 | 1907 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Spearman v. State | 152 S.W. 915 | 1912 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wolfle v. United States | 291 U.S. 7 | 1934 | 1 | United States | |
| Adams v. Wheeler | 27 Mass. 199 | 1830 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Harris v. Tyson | 24 Pa. 347 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Cleere v. Cleere | 82 Ala. 581 | 1886 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Campbell v. Dexter | 17 D.C. App. 454 | 1901 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Howe v. Stevens | 47 Vt. 262 | 1875 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Cuzzourt v. Popham | 58 Ga. App. 758 | 1938 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Rushin v. State | 63 Ga. App. 646 | 1940 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Parrett v. State | 200 Ind. 7 | 1928 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Croop v. Walton | 199 Ind. 262 | 1927 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Guetling v. State | 198 Ind. 284 | 1926 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Bank of Orland v. Finnell | 133 Cal. 475 | 1901 | 1 | California | |
| Forepaugh v. Del. R. | 128 Pa. 217 | 1889 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Jordan v. Adams | 7 Ark. 348 | 1847 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Hayes v. Ewell's adm'r | 45 Va. 11 | 1847 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hanson v. Brawner | 2 Md. 90 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Powell v. Dawson | 45 W. Va. 780 | 1899 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Oakes v. State | 98 Miss. 80 | 1910 | 1 | Mississippi |