| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▼ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer v. Hastie | 7 Va. 22 | 1801 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ex parte Pattison | 56 Miss. 161 | 1878 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Harmanson v. Wilson | 11 F. Cas. 541 | 1877 | 1 | United States | |
| Jones v. Hughes | 68 Va. 560 | 1876 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Pollard v. Slaughter | 92 N.C. 72 | 1885 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nickell v. Tomlinson | 27 W. Va. 697 | 1886 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| McMasters v. Negley | 152 Pa. 303 | 1893 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Carter v. Couch | 157 Ala. 470 | 1908 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Harris v. Rayner | 25 Mass. 541 | 1829 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Farnam v. Brooks | 26 Mass. 212 | 1830 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Ranlett v. Moore | 21 N.H. 336 | 1850 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Tutt v. Ferguson | 13 Kan. 45 | 1874 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Lockwood v. Holliday | 16 W. Va. 651 | 1880 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Thompson v. Franklin National Bank | 45 App. D.C. 218 | 1916 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Newman v. Dunleavy | 51 Mont. 149 | 1915 | 1 | Montana | |
| Marr v. Marr | 39 Tenn. 303 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Campbell v. Thomas | 42 Wis. 437 | 1877 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Ensminger v. Peterson | 53 W. Va. 324 | 1903 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| French v. Edwards | 88 U.S. 147 | 1874 | 1 | United States | |
| Wilkins v. Taylor | 9 Va. 150 | 1804 | 1 | Virginia |