| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hager v. Thomson | 66 U.S. 80 | 1861 | 1 | United States | |
| Monson v. Hawley | 30 Conn. 51 | 1861 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Stubbs v. Beene's Adm'r | 37 Ala. 627 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Succession of Beckham | 16 La. Ann. 352 | 1861 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Folsom v. Carli | 5 Minn. 333 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Coolidge v. Melvin | 42 N.H. 510 | 1861 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Hancock v. Watson | 18 Cal. 137 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Stevens v. Hatch | 6 Minn. 64 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Kohner v. Ashenauer | 17 Cal. 578 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Murphree v. Singleton | 37 Ala. 412 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wilson v. Hunter | 14 Wis. 683 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Herrin v. Buckelew | 37 Ala. 585 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bivens v. Brown | 37 Ala. 422 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nicholls v. Skeel | 12 Iowa 300 | 1861 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Grove's Appeal | 37 Pa. 443 | 1861 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Waldo v. Rice | 14 Wis. 286 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Smith v. Johnson | 37 Ala. 633 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Engles v. Marshall | 19 Cal. 320 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Dowell v. Jacks | 53 N.C. 387 | 1861 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Garth v. Cooper & Smith | 12 Iowa 364 | 1861 | 1 | Iowa |