| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay v. State | 19 Ala. 560 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Carter v. Mannings | 7 Ala. 851 | 1845 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Ormond v. Gibbs | 15 N.C. 504 | 1834 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Womack v. Womack | 8 Tex. 397 | 1852 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hale v. Clarkson | 64 Va. 42 | 1873 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Simpson v. Houston | 56 N.C. 487 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Partee v. Badget | 12 Tenn. 174 | 1833 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gould v. Hays | 25 Ala. 426 | 1854 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Garey v. Johnson | 10 F. Cas. 1 | 1814 | 0 | United States | |
| Jacobs v. Aydlotte | 1 Del. Cas. 443 | 1797 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Henry v. Fine | 23 Ark. 417 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Splawn v. Martin | 17 Ark. 146 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Burton's adr. v. Lockert's exrs. | 9 Ark. 411 | 1849 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Blakemore v. Byrnside | 7 Ark. 505 | 1847 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Caldwell v. Carter | 2 Del. Cas. 668 | 1821 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Patterson v. Flanagan | 37 Ala. 513 | 1861 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Ward v. Reynolds | 32 Ala. 384 | 1858 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Rumbly v. Stainton | 24 Ala. 712 | 1854 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Mahone v. Yancey | 14 Ala. 395 | 1848 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Parker v. Goldsmith | 16 Ala. 526 | 1849 | 0 | Alabama |