| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagan v. Lucas | 35 U.S. 400 | 1836 | 0 | United States | |
| In re Martin | 16 F. Cas. 881 | 1869 | 0 | Civil | Circuit Court, S.D. New York |
| Gunter v. Leckey | 30 Ala. 591 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Richardson v. Johnson | 1 La. Ann. 389 | 1846 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Charles Bros. v. State | 42 Tenn. 201 | 1865 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Scruggs v. Davis | 37 Tenn. 261 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Machen v. Machen | 15 Ala. 373 | 1849 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Reuben v. Parrish | 25 Tenn. 122 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Thurman v. Shelton | 18 Tenn. 383 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r | 37 Ala. 614 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Linda v. Hudson | 55 Mass. 385 | 1848 | 0 | Civil | Massachusetts |
| Hart v. Hill | 1 Whart. 124 | 1836 | 0 | Civil | SC of PA. |
| Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge | 14 Mass. 257 | 1817 | 0 | Civil | Massachusetts |
| Frith v. Sprague | 14 Mass. 455 | 1817 | 0 | Civil | Massachusetts |
| Jack v. Martin | 12 Wend. 311 | 1834 | 0 | Civil | SC of Judicature of New York |
| Lewis v. Holbrook | 91 Mass. 347 | 1864 | 0 | Civil | Massachusetts |
| Dunbar v. Williams | 10 Johns. 249 | 1813 | 0 | Civil | SC of New York |
| Gleises v. McHatton | 14 La. Ann. 560 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Chambers v. People | 5 Ill. 351 | 1843 | 0 | Criminal | Illinois |
| Hurn's Lessee v. Soper | 6 H. & J. 276 | 1824 | 0 | Maryland |