| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvey v. Lindsay | 107 N.Y. 55 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| Imbrie v. Hartrampf | 100 Or. 589 | 1921 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Davis v. Mitchell | 65 Tex. 623 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| Messner v. Giddings | 65 Tex. 301 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| Cleveland v. Cole | 65 Tex. 402 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| Sheffield v. Goff | 65 Tex. 354 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| United States v. DeSapio | 435 F.2d 272 | 1970 | 1 | United States | |
| Parker v. Davis | 72 So. 2d 877 | 1954 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| United States v. Feazel | 49 F. Supp. 679 | 1943 | 1 | United States | |
| Chase v. Lockerman | 11 G. & J. 185 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Iaege v. Bossieux | 56 Va. 83 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wessenger v. Hunt | 30 S.C. Eq. 459 | 1857 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Walker v. Webster | 95 Va. 377 | 1897 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Kling v. Schnellbecker | 107 Iowa 636 | 1899 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Perdue v. Starkey's Heirs | 117 Va. 806 | 1915 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Horne v. Horne | 181 Va. 685 | 1943 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Harris v. Clarissa | 14 Tenn. 227 | 1834 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. McAninch | 172 Iowa 96 | 1915 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Hitchcock v. State | 213 Md. 273 | 1957 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Bell v. State | 22 Md. App. 496 | 1974 | 1 | Maryland |