| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight v. Wilson | 55 N.C. 491 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Miller v. Cotten | 5 Ga. 341 | 1848 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Mitchell v. Mims | 8 Tex. 6 | 1852 | 0 | Texas | |
| Simpson v. Morris | 48 N.C. 411 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Phillips v. Murphy | 49 N.C. 45 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gwynn v. Setzer | 48 N.C. 382 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Moye v. Beaman | 48 N.C. 140 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Matthis v. Matthis | 48 N.C. 132 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Pilkington v. Cotten | 55 N.C. 238 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Parish v. Merritt | 48 N.C. 38 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Foulkes v. Foulkes | 55 N.C. 260 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stimpson v. Fries | 55 N.C. 156 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Brock v. King | 47 N.C. 302 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cowles v. Rowland | 47 N.C. 219 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Reeves v. Cox | 47 N.C. 465 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Edney v. Bryson | 47 N.C. 365 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Doe on demise of Drake v. Merrill | 47 N.C. 368 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Holmesly v. Hogue | 47 N.C. 391 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cureton v. Moore | 55 N.C. 204 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dunlap v. Hales | 47 N.C. 381 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina |