| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander v. Ghiselin | 5 Gill 138 | 1847 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Dillard v. Scruggs | 36 Ala. 670 | 1860 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hurt v. State | 19 Ala. 19 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Main v. Alexander | 9 Ark. 112 | 1848 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Franklin v. Waters | 8 Gill 322 | 1849 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Porter v. Porter | 22 Tenn. 586 | 1842 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Clements v. Smith | 9 Gill 156 | 1850 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Gunter v. Leckey | 30 Ala. 591 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Waters v. Howard | 8 Gill 262 | 1849 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Stephenson v. Harrison | 40 Tenn. 728 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Waters v. Dashiell | 1 Md. 455 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Brooke v. Waring | 7 Gill 5 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| State ex rel. Savary v. Caroline | 20 Ala. 19 | 1852 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Chambers v. State | 26 Ala. 59 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Clark v. Clark | 39 Tenn. 336 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Williams v. Bramble | 2 Md. 313 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Thomason v. Dill | 30 Ala. 444 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Reynolds v. Lewis | 14 Md. 116 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Townshend v. Townshend | 9 Gill 506 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ann v. State | 30 Tenn. 159 | 1850 | 0 | Tennessee |