| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming v. Burgin | 37 N.C. 584 | 1843 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hooks v. Harris | 33 Ga. Supp. 81 | 1864 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Carmichael v. Walters | 33 Ga. 316 | 1862 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| People v. Taylor | 59 Cal. 640 | 1881 | 1 | California | |
| Bates v. Duncan | 64 Ark. 339 | 1897 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Wilson v. Farquharson | 5 Md. 134 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. State | 23 Fla. 579 | 1887 | 1 | Florida | |
| State v. Nash | 7 Iowa 347 | 1858 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Montgomery v. State | 80 Ind. 338 | 1881 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Mills v. Van Camp | 41 Mich. 645 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Draper | 65 Mo. 335 | 1877 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Roberts v. Moseley | 51 Mo. 282 | 1873 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McDaniel v. State | 1 Mor. St. Cas. 336 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Green v. State | 28 Miss. 687 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Rakes v. People | 2 Neb. 157 | 1873 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Gilmore v. Armstrong | 48 Neb. 92 | 1896 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Hackett v. People | 54 Barb. 370 | 1866 | 1 | New York | |
| Godfrey v. People | 63 N.Y. 207 | 1875 | 1 | New York | |
| Christianson v. O’Neil | 78 N.Y.S. 757 | 1902 | 1 | New York | |
| Dickason v. State | 139 Tenn. 601 | 1918 | 1 | Tennessee |