| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collier v. Collier | 30 Ind. 32 | 1868 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Harris v. Galbraith | 43 Ill. 309 | 1867 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad | 19 Ill. 42 | 1857 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Williams v. Jarrot | 6 Ill. 120 | 1844 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Graham v. Graham | 4 W. Va. 320 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Farrell v. Patterson | 43 Ill. 52 | 1867 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Daggs v. Frazer | 6 F. Cas. 1112 | 1849 | 0 | United States | |
| Sarah v. Borders | 5 Ill. 341 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Maddox vs. Negroes Price | 17 Md. 413 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Rutter v. Sullivan | 25 W. Va. 427 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Graves v. State | 1 Ind. 368 | 1849 | 0 | Indiana | |
| State v. Lasselle | 1 Blackf. 60 | 1820 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Riley v. Watson | 18 Ind. 291 | 1862 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Flack v. Cunningham | 1 Blackf. 107 | 1820 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Matthews v. Dunbar | 3 W. Va. 138 | 1869 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Thompson v. Updegraff | 3 W. Va. 629 | 1869 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Anderson v. Millikin | 9 Ohio St. 568 | 1859 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Parker v. Clarkson | 4 W. Va. 407 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Anderson v. Poindexter | 6 Ohio St. 622 | 1856 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Thornton’s Case | 11 Ill. 332 | 1849 | 1 | Illinois |