| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryden v. Swinburn | 15 W. Va. 234 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Adams v. Gilliam | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Sharp v. Whiteside | 19 F. 156 | 1883 | 1 | United States | |
| Moseley v. Knott | 212 N.C. 651 | 1937 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Clingan v. Mitcheltree | 31 Pa. 25 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Runkle v. Gates | 11 Ind. 95 | 1858 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Kent v. Mahaffey | 10 Ohio St. 204 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Guthrie v. Price | 23 Ark. 396 | 1861 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Timberlake v. State | 246 Ga. 488 | 1980 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Barnes v. Mance | 246 Ga. 314 | 1980 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Jepson v. Patrick | 39 Ga. 569 | 1869 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Small v. Small | 56 Kan. 1 | 1895 | 1 | Kansas | |
| People v. Stein | 35 N.Y. Crim. 117 | 1916 | 1 | New York | |
| Commonwealth v. Nelson | 377 Pa. 58 | 1954 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| White v. Holderby | 192 F.2d 722 | 1951 | 1 | United States | |
| Lovell v. Cragin | 136 U.S. 130 | 1890 | 1 | United States | |
| Parks v. Barney | 55 Cal. 239 | 1880 | 1 | California | |
| United States v. Certain Real Estate Lying On South Side of Broad Street | 217 F.2d 920 | 1954 | 1 | United States | |
| Manuel v. Manuel | 13 Ohio St. 458 | 1862 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Rollwagen v. Rollwagen | 5 Thomp. & Cook 402 | 1875 | 1 | New York |