| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raborg’s Adm'x. v. Hammond's Adm'r. | 2 H. & G. 42 | 1827 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Fowler v. Norman | 21 Tenn. 384 | 1841 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Meredith v. Owen | 36 Tenn. 223 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Cheek v. Wheatley | 35 Tenn. 484 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ferguson v. Mason | 34 Tenn. 618 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| White v. Harmond | 35 Tenn. 322 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Lasell v. Powell | 47 Tenn. 277 | 1869 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Shue v. Turk | 56 Va. 256 | 1859 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Williams v. Williams | 43 Miss. 430 | 1871 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Caleb v. State | 39 Miss. 721 | 1861 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Rogers v. Silas | 42 Ga. 541 | 1871 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Lockhart v. Woods | 38 Ala. 631 | 1863 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Edelen v. Edelen | 11 Md. 415 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland | |
| M'Alister v. Olmstead | 20 Tenn. 210 | 1839 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Isaac v. Farnsworth | 40 Tenn. 275 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Jefferson | 28 N.C. 305 | 1846 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Greenlow v. Rawlings | 22 Tenn. 90 | 1842 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Williams v. Williams | 18 Tenn. 20 | 1836 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Young v. Williamson | 1 Md. 145 | 1738 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Sam v. State | 31 Miss. 480 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi |