| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▼ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Jones | 173 N.C. 279 | 1917 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Mitcham v. Moore | 73 Ala. 542 | 1883 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Borroum | 23 Miss. 477 | 1852 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Davidson v. Davidson | 189 N.C. 625 | 1925 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Holman v. Murdock | 34 Miss. 275 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Smith v. Henry | 35 Miss. 369 | 1858 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Cameron v. Cameron | 231 N.C. 123 | 1949 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Tifft v. State | 23 Miss. 567 | 1852 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Shirley v. Shattuck | 28 Miss. 13 | 1854 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Newell v. Newell | 34 Miss. 385 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| King v. Talbert | 36 Miss. 367 | 1858 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Ragland v. State | 125 Ala. 12 | 1899 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Steward v. People | 224 Ill. 434 | 1906 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Roach v. Anderson | 28 Miss. 234 | 1854 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Paisley | 36 Mont. 237 | 1907 | 1 | Montana | |
| State v. Sala | 63 Nev. 270 | 1946 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Exum v. Canty | 34 Miss. 533 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Jenkins v. Gowen | 37 Miss. 444 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Chapman | 49 N.C. App. 103 | 1980 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Richardson | 308 N.C. 470 | 1983 | 1 | North Carolina |