| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye v. Flint | 3 Barb. 500 | 1848 | 1 | New York | |
| Baldwin v. Jenkins | 23 Miss. 206 | 1851 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bush v. Rogan | 65 Ga. 320 | 1880 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Clark v. Baird | 9 N.Y. 183 | 1853 | 1 | New York | |
| Turnipseed v. State | 54 Ga. App. 442 | 1936 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Calloway v. Rossman | 150 Ga. App. 381 | 1979 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Beninger v. Corwin | 24 N.J.L. 257 | 1854 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Nickley v. Thomas | 22 Barb. 652 | 1856 | 1 | New York | |
| Paul v. Hadley | 23 Barb. 521 | 1857 | 1 | New York | |
| Speyer v. Ihmels & Co. | 21 Cal. 280 | 1862 | 1 | California | |
| Cardwell v. Hicks | 37 Barb. 458 | 1862 | 1 | New York | |
| Schœffler v. Schwarting | 17 Wis. 320 | 1863 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Shull v. Ostrander | 63 Barb. 130 | 1865 | 1 | New York | |
| Caldwell & Riddle v. Boyd | 57 Pa. 321 | 1868 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Schermerhorn v. Burgess | 38 How. Pr. 123 | 1869 | 1 | New York | |
| Marshall v. Gray | 39 How. Pr. 172 | 1870 | 1 | New York | |
| Magwire v. Tyler | 47 Mo. 115 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Atkins v. Elwell | 45 N.Y. 753 | 1871 | 1 | New York | |
| Wakeman v. Dalley | 51 N.Y. 27 | 1872 | 1 | New York | |
| Minor v. Sharon | 112 Mass. 477 | 1873 | 1 | Massachusetts |