| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western v. Pollard | 55 Ky. 315 | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Goodwin v. Morgan | 1 Stew. 278 | 1828 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Richards v. Swan | 7 Gill 366 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Brooke v. Waring | 7 Gill 5 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Franklin v. Waters | 8 Gill 322 | 1849 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Brunson v. Martin | 17 Ark. 270 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Clements v. Smith | 9 Gill 156 | 1850 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Garner v. Smith | 7 Gill 1 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Waters v. Dashiell | 1 Md. 455 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| State ex rel. Savary v. Caroline | 20 Ala. 19 | 1852 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Waters v. Howard | 8 Gill 262 | 1849 | 0 | Maryland | |
| McChesney v. Bruce | 1 Md. 344 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Townshend v. Townshend | 9 Gill 506 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Dail v. Traverse | 8 Gill 41 | 1849 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Newman v. Baer | 50 La. Ann. 323 | 1897 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Hurt v. State | 19 Ala. 19 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Williams v. Bramble | 2 Md. 313 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Thomason v. Dill | 30 Ala. 444 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Forbes v. Forbes | 5 Gill 29 | 1847 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jerry v. Townshend | 9 Md. 145 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland |