| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliam v. Underwood | 56 N.C. 100 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Buford v. Gould | 35 Ala. 265 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Apple v. Allen | 56 N.C. 120 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Turner v. Turner | 44 Ala. 437 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Brinson v. Sanders | 54 N.C. 210 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dozier v. Sprouse | 54 N.C. 152 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Blackwell’s Adm’r v. Blackwell’s Distributees | 33 Ala. 57 | 1858 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Flinn v. Davis | 18 Ala. 132 | 1850 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sorrey v. Bright | 21 N.C. 113 | 1835 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Weir's Will | 39 Ky. 434 | 1840 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Stewart v. Barcroft | 23 F. Cas. 53 | 1841 | 0 | United States | |
| Garrison v. Eborn | 56 N.C. 228 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| White v. Green | 36 N.C. 45 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Henry | 50 N.C. 65 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Pinckston v. Brown | 56 N.C. 494 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Simpson v. Houston | 56 N.C. 487 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bridges v. Wilkins | 56 N.C. 342 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Everton v. Everton | 50 N.C. 202 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Deaton v. Munroe | 57 N.C. 39 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Baker v. Pender | 50 N.C. 351 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina |