| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn v. Chesapeake Bank | 3 Md. 475 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Forbes v. Forbes | 5 Gill 29 | 1847 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Western v. Pollard | 55 Ky. 315 | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Newman v. Baer | 50 La. Ann. 323 | 1897 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Smith v. Wiggins | 3 Stew. 221 | 1830 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Goodwin v. Morgan | 1 Stew. 278 | 1828 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bullitt, Miller & Co. v. Taylor & Richardson | 34 Miss. 708 | 1858 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Lark v. Linstead | 2 Md. 420 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Alexander v. Worthington | 5 Md. 471 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Melvin v. Melvin | 6 Md. 541 | 1854 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Townshend v. Townshend | 6 Md. 295 | 1854 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Hammond v. State | 14 Md. 135 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Gill v. Strozier | 32 Ga. 688 | 1861 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Smith v. Wilson | 17 Md. 460 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Brooke v. Waring | 7 Gill 5 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Brunson v. Martin | 17 Ark. 270 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Eells v. People | 5 Ill. 497 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Dennis v. State | 5 Ark. 230 | 1843 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Chambers v. State | 26 Ala. 59 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bennett v. Starnes | 8 La.Ann. 78 | 1853 | 0 | Louisiana |