| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring v. Williams | 158 N.C. 1 | 1911 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Howze v. Mallett | 57 N.C. 194 | 1858 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hines v. Mercer | 125 N.C. 71 | 1899 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Councill v. Bailey | 154 N.C. 54 | 1910 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Thomas v. Thomas | 258 N.C. 590 | 1963 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Hill | 64 N.C. 198 | 1870 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bobbitt v. Brownlow | 62 N.C. 252 | 1867 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Frost v. Reynolds | 39 N.C. 494 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Kirkpatrick v. Means | 40 N.C. 220 | 1848 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Taylor | 61 N.C. 508 | 1868 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hart v. Thomasville Motors, Inc. | 244 N.C. 84 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Carpenter v. Carpenter | 244 N.C. 286 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. John | 30 N.C. 330 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Wilson | 322 N.C. 91 | 1988 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Oliver | 334 N.C. 513 | 1993 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| In re Will of Wolfe | 185 N.C. 563 | 1923 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Merrell v. Stuart | 220 N.C. 326 | 1941 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Williamson | 206 N.C. App. 599 | 2010 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Yates v. Yates | 76 N.C. 142 | 1877 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Havens v. Potts | 86 N.C. 31 | 1882 | 1 | North Carolina |