| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson v. Williamson | 57 Ky. 329 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Knott v. Cutler | 224 N.C. 427 | 1944 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. George | 30 N.C. 324 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Woods | 70 N.C. 447 | 1874 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hewlett v. Schenck | 82 N.C. 234 | 1880 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ingram v. Smith | 41 N.C. 97 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Jones | 82 N.C. 691 | 1880 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Peter | 53 N.C. 19 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Graves v. Graves | 58 N.C. 280 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smith v. Turrentine | 55 N.C. 253 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Davidson v. Potts | 42 N.C. 272 | 1851 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Boyce | 32 N.C. 536 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Keaton v. Banks | 32 N.C. 381 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Trexler v. Miller | 41 N.C. 248 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Craige v. Craige | 41 N.C. 191 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Costin v. Baxter | 41 N.C. 197 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Patton v. Bencini | 41 N.C. 204 | 1849 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barnes v. Simms | 40 N.C. 392 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McDaniel v. Stoker | 40 N.C. 274 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Lanier | 90 N.C. 714 | 1884 | 1 | North Carolina |