| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves v. Bass | 39 Tex. 618 | 1873 | 1 | Texas | |
| Becht v. Martin | 37 Tex. 719 | 1873 | 1 | Texas | |
| Thornton’s Case | 11 Ill. 332 | 1849 | 1 | Illinois | |
| In re Booth | 3 Wis. 1 | 1854 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| In re Perkins | 2 Cal. 424 | 1852 | 1 | California | |
| Nichols v. Gordon | 25 Supp. Tex. 109 | 1860 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ableman v. Booth | 11 Wis. 498 | 1859 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Boulware v. Hendricks | 23 Tex. 667 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Graves v. Hall | 27 Tex. 148 | 1863 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hillard v. Frantz | 21 Tex. 192 | 1858 | 1 | Texas | |
| Kendrick v. Taylor | 27 Tex. 695 | 1864 | 1 | Texas | |
| Scoby v. Sweatt | 28 Tex. 713 | 1866 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Timmins v. Lacy | 30 Tex. 115 | 1867 | 1 | Texas | |
| Munson v. Hallowell | 26 Tex. 475 | 1863 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ferguson v. Ferguson | 27 Tex. 339 | 1864 | 1 | Texas | |
| McLeod v. Board | 30 Tex. 238 | 1867 | 1 | Texas | |
| Sanders v. Devereux | 25 Supp. Tex. 1 | 1860 | 1 | Texas | |
| Callihan v. Johnson | 22 Tex. 596 | 1858 | 1 | Texas | |
| Arnold v. Booth | 14 Wis. 180 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin |