| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown v. State | 23 Md. 503 | 1865 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Nance v. Howard | 1 Ill. 242 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Phœbe v. Jay | 1 Ill. 268 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Hiss v. State | 24 Md. 556 | 1866 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Bruce v. Leveringe | 23 Md. 288 | 1865 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Fanny v. Montgomery | 1 Ill. 247 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Miller v. Duvall | 26 Md. 47 | 1866 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Barret v. Gaston | 1 Ill. 255 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Mears v. Morrison | 1 Ill. 223 | 1827 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Seevers v. Hamilton | 6 Iowa 199 | 1858 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Daggs v. Frazer | 6 F. Cas. 1112 | 1849 | 0 | United States | |
| Gough v. Manning | 26 Md. 347 | 1867 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wright v. Ross | 2 Greene 266 | 1849 | 0 | Iowa | |
| In re Ralph | 1 Morris 1 | 1839 | 0 | Iowa | |
| People v. Washington | 36 Cal. 658 | 1869 | 0 | California | |
| Tallahassee Rail-Road v. Macon | 8 Fla. 299 | 1859 | 0 | Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave | Supreme Court of FL |
| Rea v. Twilley | 35 Md. 409 | 1872 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Barbour v. Mitchell | 40 Md. 151 | 1874 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Osborne v. VanHorn | 2 Fla. 360 | 1848 | 0 | Suit to Recover Distributive Share for Maintenance of Children | Supreme Court of FL |
| Lines v. Smith | 4 Fla. 47 | 1851 | 0 | Enforcement of a Promissory Note | Supreme Court of FL |