| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubière v. LeBlanc | 12 La. Ann. 210 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| McKee's Administrators v. McKee's Administrators | 16 Md. 516 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| In re Hannah | 2 Del. 365 | 1838 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Machen v. Machen | 15 Ala. 373 | 1849 | 0 | Alabama | |
| John v. State | 2 Ala. 290 | 1841 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Crawford v. Blackburn | 19 Md. 40 | 1862 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Williams v. Walton | 16 Tenn. 387 | 1835 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Melvin v. Melvin | 6 Md. 541 | 1854 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Hudson v. King | 49 Tenn. 560 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Smith v. Wilson | 17 Md. 460 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Smith v. Harrison | 49 Tenn. 230 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Milly v. Harrison | 47 Tenn. 191 | 1869 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wheat v. Croom | 7 Ala. 349 | 1845 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Kean v. Welch | 42 Va. 404 | 1845 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Chambers v. State | 26 Ala. 59 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Williams v. Bramble | 2 Md. 313 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Bennett v. Kennerly | 40 Tenn. 674 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Bob v. State | 26 Tenn. 129 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Rhea v. White | 40 Tenn. 121 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Davis v. Bawcum | 57 Tenn. 406 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee |