| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy v. Holly | 84 N.C. 661 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Kemp v. Kemp | 85 N.C. 491 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Matthews v. Murchison | 17 F. 760 | 1883 | 1 | United States | |
| Cartan, McCarthy & Co. v. David | 18 Nev. 310 | 1884 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Alexander v. Davis | 102 N.C. 17 | 1889 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Prouty v. Hanford | 33 Ill. App. 517 | 1889 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Johnson v. Leman | 131 Ill. 609 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Hanford v. Prouty | 133 Ill. 339 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Sanderlin v. Sanderlin | 122 N.C. 1 | 1898 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Vann v. Edwards | 135 N.C. 661 | 1904 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Brooksbank | 28 N.C. 73 | 1845 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Ricketts | 74 N.C. 187 | 1876 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| In re King | 46 F. 905 | 1891 | 1 | United States | |
| Rodman v. Robinson | 134 N.C. 503 | 1904 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Pulliam | 184 N.C. 681 | 1922 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Blackwelder | 186 N.C. 561 | 1923 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. McGee | 237 N.C. 633 | 1953 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wrenn v. Morgan | 148 N.C. 101 | 1908 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hodges v. Smith | 158 N.C. 256 | 1912 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Iler v. Jennings | 93 S.C. 185 | 1912 | 1 | South Carolina |