| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▼ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams v. Lansing | 17 Cal. 629 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Norvell v. Lessueur | 74 Va. 222 | 1880 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Thrasher v. Ballard | 33 W. Va. 285 | 1889 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| William James' Sons Co. v. Crouch | 72 W. Va. 794 | 1913 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Cowan v. Cowan | 133 W. Va. 115 | 1949 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Lithgow v. Commonwealth | 4 Va. 297 | 1822 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Schnelle | 24 W. Va. 767 | 1884 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Grayson v. Commonwealth | 48 Va. 613 | 1850 | 1 | Virginia | |
| People v. Morrison | 1 Park. Crim. Rep. 625 | 1854 | 1 | New York | |
| Blosser v. Harshbarger | 62 Va. 214 | 1871 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Smith v. Commonwealth | 62 Va. 809 | 1871 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Pryor v. Commonwealth | 68 Va. 1009 | 1876 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Johnson v. Commonwealth | 70 Va. 796 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Thomas | 13 W. Va. 848 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Leath v. Commonwealth | 73 Va. 873 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. B. & O. R. R. | 15 W. Va. 362 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| State v. Thompson | 21 W. Va. 741 | 1882 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Powell v. Tarry's Adm'r | 77 Va. 250 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Yates | 21 W. Va. 761 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| State v. Donohoo | 22 W. Va. 761 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia |