| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tims v. Potter | 1 N.C. 22 | 1789 | 0 | Gifts | North Carolina |
| Ross v. Pynes | 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 69 | 1789 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Overstreet v. Randolph | 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 47 | 1789 | 0 | Action of debt | H.Ct of Chancery VA |
| Adam v. Leverton | 2 Md. 382 | 1789 | 0 | 0 | Maryland |
| State v. Lyon | 1 N.J.L. 462 | 1789 | Recovery for freedom | New Jersey | |
| Respublica v. Betsey | 1 U.S. 469 | 1789 | 0 | Freedom Suit/Habeus ad subjiciendum | SC of PA. |
| Ross v. Pines | 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 69 | 1789 | 0 | Libel and Slander | H.Ct of Chancery VA |
| Ross v. Pynes | 7 Va. 568 | 1790 | 0 | Suit in equity | SC of Appeals VA |
| Farrel v. Perry | 2 N.C. 2 | 1790 | 0 | Gifts | North Carolina |
| Hughes v. Clayton | 7 Va. 554 | 1790 | 0 | Action of detinue | SC of Appeals VA |
| Barrett v. Floyd | 7 Va. 531 | 1790 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ferrell v. Perry | 1 N.C. 27 | 1790 | 0 | Action of detinune | North Carolina |
| Mitchell v. Clarke | 1 N.C. 25 | 1790 | 0 | Evidence | North Carolina |
| Reeder v. Cartwright | 2 Md. 469 | 1790 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Johnston v. Meriwether | 7 Va. 523 | 1790 | 0 | Action on a bond | SC of Appeals VA |
| Cowperthwaite v. Jones | 2 U.S. 55 | 1790 | 0 | de homine replidgiando | Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County |
| Syme v. Johnston | 7 Va. 558 | 1790 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lomax v. Pendleton | 7 Va. 538 | 1790 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hearne v. Roane | 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 90 | 1790 | 0 | Marriage Settlement | H.Ct of Chancery VA |
| Watkins's Exr's v. Tate | 7 Va. 521 | 1790 | 1 | Virginia |