| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke v. Williams | 84 N.C. 74 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| A. T. Bruce & Co. v. Strickland | 81 N.C. 267 | 1879 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Heyer v. Beatty | 83 N.C. 285 | 1880 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hamilton v. Rodgers | 38 Ohio St. 242 | 1882 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Newbern v. Barnes | 3 N.C. App. 521 | 1969 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Castor v. Jones | 86 Ind. 289 | 1882 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Bennett v. Culver | 97 N.Y. 250 | 1884 | 1 | New York | |
| 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 |