| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood v. Fleetwood | 17 N.C. 222 | 1832 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Delap v. Delap | 55 N.C. 290 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hinklin v. Hamilton | 22 Tenn. 569 | 1842 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Purvis v. Purvis | 162 So. 239 | 1935 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Blacketor v. Cartee | 161 So. 696 | 1935 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rawlings v. American Oil Co. | 161 So. 851 | 1935 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Nixon v. Lindsay | 55 N.C. 230 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Long v. Wright | 47 N.C. 140 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| O'Neal v. Baker | 47 N.C. 168 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cohoon v. Speed | 47 N.C. 133 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Flanner v. Moore | 47 N.C. 120 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Anderson v. Arrington | 54 N.C. 215 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Rowland v. Partin | 54 N.C. 257 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dew v. Barnes | 54 N.C. 149 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Heath v. Gregory | 46 N.C. 417 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Moye v. May | 54 N.C. 84 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Arrington v. Yarbrough | 54 N.C. 72 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hamblet v. Herndon | 22 Tenn. 34 | 1842 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Long v. Hicks | 21 Tenn. 305 | 1841 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Corbitt v. Corbitt | 54 N.C. 114 | 1853 | 0 | North Carolina |