| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams v. Storey | 135 Ill. 448 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Hartwell v. DeVault | 159 Ill. 325 | 1896 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Sherley v. Sherley | 97 Ky. 512 | 1895 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Wolff v. Ward | 104 Mo. 127 | 1891 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ruhling v. Hackett | 1 Nev. 360 | 1865 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Spangler v. Dukes | 39 Ohio St. 642 | 1884 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Julier v. Julier | 62 Ohio St. 90 | 1900 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Dillinger's Appeal | 35 Pa. 357 | 1860 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| State v. Leehman | 2 S.D. 171 | 1891 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| Martin v. Lincoln | 72 Tenn. 334 | 1880 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Woodfin v. Marks | 104 Tenn. 512 | 1900 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Sloan v. Cantrell | 45 Tenn. 571 | 1868 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Cox v. Miller | 54 Tex. 16 | 1880 | 1 | Texas | |
| Spires v. Willison | 8 U.S. 398 | 1808 | 1 | United States | |
| Gaunt v. Brockman | 3 Ky. 331 | 1808 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Clarissa v. Edwards | 1 Tenn. 393 | 1809 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Day v. Pickett | 18 Va. 104 | 1813 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Maling v. Crummey | 5 Wash. 222 | 1892 | 1 | Washington | |
| Brown v. Gillett | 39 Wash. 495 | 1905 | 1 | Washington | |
| Carroll v. Washington Water Power Co. | 56 Wash. 467 | 1909 | 1 | Washington |