| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrells v. Sorrells | 4 Ark. 296 | 1842 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Gilleland v. Ware | 4 Ala. 414 | 1842 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hale v. Cummings | 3 Ala. 398 | 1842 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Gallimon | 24 N.C. 372 | 1842 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Middleton v. Pritchard | 4 Ill. 510 | 1842 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Croft v. Topp | 4 Ala. 238 | 1842 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Parish v. Gear | 1 Pin. 261 | 1842 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Rand v. Hubbard | 45 Mass. 252 | 1842 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| May v. Boisseau | 39 Va. 512 | 1842 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Barnard v. Erwin | 2 Rob. 407 | 1842 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Nicks' Heirs v. Rector | 4 Ark. 251 | 1842 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Allen v. Roundtree | 28 S.C.L. 80 | 1842 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Page v. Booth | 40 Va. 161 | 1842 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Kimbrough v. Benton | 22 Tenn. 110 | 1842 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Dezell v. Odell | 3 Hill & Den. 215 | 1842 | 1 | New York | |
| Leshey v. Gardner | 3 Watts & Serg. 314 | 1842 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Adams v. Jackson | 4 Watts & Serg. 55 | 1842 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Miller v. Moore | 22 Tenn. 189 | 1842 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Florance v. Orleans Navigation Co. | 1 Rob. 224 | 1842 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Lord v. Lancey | 21 Me. 468 | 1842 | 1 | Maine |