| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart v. Barcroft | 23 F. Cas. 53 | 1841 | 0 | United States | |
| Garrison v. Eborn | 56 N.C. 228 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bridges v. Wilkins | 56 N.C. 342 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Everton v. Everton | 50 N.C. 202 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Baker v. Pender | 50 N.C. 351 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. George | 50 N.C. 233 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sowell v. Sowell's Adm'r | 41 Ala. 359 | 1867 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Douthitt's Administrator v. Douthitt | 1 Ala. 594 | 1840 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Nelson v. Hall | 58 N.C. 32 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Page v. Einstein | 52 N.C. 147 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Weatherford v. James | 2 Ala. 170 | 1841 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Freshwater v. Baker | 52 N.C. 404 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McDaniel v. McDaniel | 58 N.C. 351 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Fuller v. Fuller | 58 N.C. 223 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Swift v. Swift | 36 Ala. 147 | 1860 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Davis v. Boyd | 51 N.C. 249 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dubose v. Young | 10 Ala. 365 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bell v. Hammond | 29 Va. 416 | 1830 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Billups v. Riddick | 53 N.C. 163 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Williamson v. Williams | 59 N.C. 62 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina |