| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck v. Colbath | 70 U.S. 334 | 1865 | 1 | United States | |
| Watson v. Jones | 80 U.S. 679 | 1871 | 1 | United States | |
| Taylor v. Taintor | 83 U.S. 366 | 1872 | 1 | United States | |
| Lestapies v. Ingraham | 5 Pa. 71 | 1846 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Kincaid v. Vinson | 123 W. Va. 149 | 1941 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Bayly v. Muehe | 65 Cal. 345 | 1884 | 1 | California | |
| Rucker v. Harrison | 20 Va. 181 | 1818 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Jenny Lind Co. v. Bower & Co. | 11 Cal. 194 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Daggett v. Rankin | 31 Cal. 321 | 1866 | 1 | California | |
| Wardsworth v. Miller | 45 Va. 99 | 1847 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Marx v. Meyer Bros. | 50 La. Ann. 1229 | 1898 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Cohen v. Parish | 105 Ga. 339 | 1898 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Coreil v. Vidrine | 188 La. 343 | 1937 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Lux v. Haggin | 69 Cal. 255 | 1886 | 1 | California | |
| In re Manville | 494 A.2d 1289 | 1985 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Ragsdale v. Hagy | 50 Va. 409 | 1852 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Stone v. Wilson | 51 Va. 529 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Coreil v. Vidrine | 177 So. 233 | 1937 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Succession of Seals | 142 So. 2d 629 | 1962 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Havens v. Potts | 86 N.C. 31 | 1882 | 1 | North Carolina |