| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrell v. Cantrell | 178 Ala. 273 | 1912 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Clark v. Sisson | 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 | 1855 | 1 | New York | |
| Totten v. Cooke | 59 Ky. 275 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Clark v. Sisson | 22 N.Y. 312 | 1860 | 1 | New York | |
| Otto v. Durege | 14 Wis. 571 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Johnson v. Anderson | 30 Ark. 745 | 1875 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Missouri Central Lumber Co. v. Stewart Bros. | 78 Mo. App. 456 | 1899 | 1 | Missouri | |
| State v. Williams | 38 La. Ann. 371 | 1886 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| People v. Potter | 5 Mich. 1 | 1858 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Huff | 11 Nev. 17 | 1876 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Fore v. State | 5 Tex. Ct. App. 251 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| People v. Lopez | 59 Cal. 362 | 1881 | 1 | California | |
| People v. Wood | 2 Cal. Unrep. 208 | 1883 | 1 | California | |
| Kernan v. State | 65 Md. 253 | 1886 | 1 | Maryland | |
| State v. Jackson | 95 Mo. 623 | 1888 | 1 | Missouri | |
| People v. Ribolsi | 89 Cal. 492 | 1891 | 1 | California | |
| Devine v. Commonwealth | 107 Va. 860 | 1908 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Tillett | 173 Ind. 133 | 1909 | 1 | Indiana | |
| State v. Jones | 86 S.C. 17 | 1910 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| People v. Smith | 35 N.Y. Crim. 280 | 1916 | 1 | New York |