| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▼ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland v. Mayer | 271 U.S. 272 | 1926 | 1 | United States | |
| Hanchett v. Williams | 24 Ill. App. 56 | 1887 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Blass v. Goodbar | 65 Ark. 511 | 1898 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| State v. Lassiter | 191 N.C. 210 | 1926 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Green | 193 N.C. 302 | 1927 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McAdoo v. Thompson | 72 N.C. 408 | 1875 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Raht v. Union Consolidated Mining Co. | 73 Tenn. 1 | 1880 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Steadman v. Steadman | 143 N.C. 345 | 1906 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Glen v. Kimbrough | 58 N.C. 173 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Blake v. Chambers | 4 Neb. 90 | 1875 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Stilwell v. Swarthout | 81 N.Y. 109 | 1880 | 1 | New York | |
| Thompson v. Nations | 112 N.C. 508 | 1893 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hunter v. Marlboro | 12 F. Cas. 957 | 1846 | 1 | United States | |
| Bentley v. Phelps | 3 F. Cas. 244 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Burton v. Stamper | 41 N.C. 14 | 1849 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| King v. Foscue | 91 N.C. 116 | 1884 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hayes v. Wrenn | 167 N.C. 229 | 1911 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Collins v. Bass | 198 N.C. 99 | 1929 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Lipman's Appeal | 30 Pa. 180 | 1858 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Estate of Hastings | 15 N.Y. St. Rep. 420 | 1887 | 1 | New York |