| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyer v. Sweet | 4 Ill. 120 | 1841 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Livingston v. Tyler | 14 Conn. 493 | 1842 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Willis v. Watson | 5 Ill. 64 | 1842 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Burr v. Byers | 10 Ark. 398 | 1850 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Lawrence v. Knight | 11 Cal. 298 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Hughes v. Bowen | 15 Iowa 446 | 1863 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Hughes v. Stallings | 52 Miss. 375 | 1876 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Shelton v. Marshall | 16 Tex. 344 | 1856 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wakeland v. Hanson | 36 N.D. 129 | 1917 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| Bean v. Bean | 33 N.H. 279 | 1856 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Taylor v. Foster's Adm'r | 22 Ohio St. 255 | 1871 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Jensen v. Probert | 174 Or. 143 | 1944 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Comer v. Roberts | 252 Or. 189 | 1968 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Rhea v. Allison | 40 Tenn. 176 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rainer v. Huddleston | 51 Tenn. 223 | 1871 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Bendix v. Ross | 205 Wis. 581 | 1931 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Sill v. Reese | 47 Cal. 294 | 1874 | 1 | California | |
| Brown v. Pike | 34 La. 576 | 1882 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Vinal v. Gilman | 21 W. Va. 301 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Barley v. Byrd | 95 Va. 316 | 1897 | 1 | Virginia |