| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelletreau v. Rathbone | 18 Johns. 428 | 1821 | 0 | Civil | SC of New York |
| Smithers v. Hooper | 23 Md. 273 | 1865 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Blackburn v. Craufurd | 22 Md. 447 | 1864 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jones v. Jones | 36 Md. 447 | 1872 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Barnum v. Barnum | 42 Md. 251 | 1875 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Moss v. Sandefur | 15 Ark. 381 | 1854 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Alexander v. Alexander | 8 Ala. 796 | 1845 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Rawlings v. State | 2 Md. 201 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Northern Central Co. v. Scholl | 16 Md. 331 | 1860 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Merrick v. Bradley | 19 Md. 50 | 1862 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ex parte Robins | 15 Ark. 402 | 1855 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Keithler v. State | 18 Miss. 192 | 1848 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Elliott v. Twilley | 5 Del. 192 | 1849 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Pool v. Hodnett | 18 Ala. 752 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Brown v. Lipscomb | 9 Port. 472 | 1839 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Cook v. Kennerly | 12 Ala. 42 | 1847 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Parkinson v. State | 14 Md. 184 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Tuck v. Bowie | 1 Md. 87 | 1851 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wilson v. Waples | 3 Del. 270 | 1840 | 0 | Delaware | |
| State v. Flanigin | 5 Ala. 477 | 1843 | 0 | Alabama |