| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearnes v. Gray | 173 N.C. 555 | 1917 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Sprinkle v. Hutchinson | 66 N.C. 450 | 1872 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wood v. Skinner | 79 N.C. 92 | 1878 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Shields v. McDowell | 82 N.C. 137 | 1880 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Blount v. Pritchard | 88 N.C. 445 | 1883 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Temple v. Williams | 91 N.C. 82 | 1884 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Austin v. Austin | 132 N.C. 262 | 1903 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Stimson v. Phifer | 213 N.C. 355 | 1938 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Caldwell v. Watson | 74 N.C. 296 | 1876 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Robinson v. McDiarmid | 87 N.C. 455 | 1882 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hill v. Toms | 87 N.C. 492 | 1882 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Twitty v. Martin | 90 N.C. 643 | 1884 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Belcher v. Belcher | 16 R.I. 72 | 1888 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Hutchinson v. Gilbert | 86 Tenn. 464 | 1888 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| In re the Appeal of Moores | 84 Mich. 474 | 1891 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Chase v. Warner | 106 Mich. 695 | 1895 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Tyler v. Tallman | 29 R.I. 57 | 1908 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Pigford v. Grady | 152 N.C. 179 | 1910 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| In re Will of Wiggins | 179 N.C. 326 | 1920 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Reid v. Neal | 182 N.C. 192 | 1921 | 1 | North Carolina |