| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allis v. Hall | 76 Conn. 322 | 1904 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Armor v. Moore | 104 Ga. 579 | 1898 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Chalker v. Thornton | 31 Ga. App. 791 | 1924 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Morse v. Caldwell | 55 Ga. App. 804 | 1937 | 1 | Georgia | |
| In re J.M.P. | 528 So. 2d 1002 | 1988 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Swan v. Smith | 58 Miss. 875 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Brown v. Lord | 7 Or. 302 | 1879 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Russell v. Switzer | 63 Ga. 711 | 1879 | 1 | Georgia | |
| De Moss v. Robinson | 46 Mich. 62 | 1881 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Wallace v. Rappleye | 103 Ill. 229 | 1882 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Wainwright v. Talcott | 60 Conn. 43 | 1891 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Taggart v. Tevanny | 1 Ind. App. 339 | 1891 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Kirkpatrick v. Gibson | 14 F. Cas. 683 | 1828 | 1 | United States | |
| Crow v. Kightlinger | 25 Pa. 343 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Townsend v. Vanderwerker | 20 D.C. 197 | 1891 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Grant vs. Grant | 63 Conn. 530 | 1893 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Hale v. Hale | 90 Va. 728 | 1894 | 1 | Virginia | |
| In re Williams' Estate | 106 Mich. 490 | 1895 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Holmes v. Connable | 111 Iowa 298 | 1900 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Hamilton v. Thirston | 93 Md. 213 | 1901 | 1 | Maryland |