| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luco v. De Toro | 91 Cal. 405 | 1891 | 1 | California | |
| McKinnon v. McIntosh | 98 N.C. 89 | 1887 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Whitmire v. Heath | 155 N.C. 304 | 1911 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ervin v. Jenkins | 186 N.C. 752 | 1923 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Haywood v. Morton | 209 N.C. 235 | 1936 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Silver v. Skidmore | 213 N.C. 231 | 1938 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Keith v. Wilder | 241 N.C. 672 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Grant v. Reese | 94 N.C. 720 | 1886 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Payne v. Dotson | 81 Mo. 145 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Leonard v. Leonard | 107 N.C. 171 | 1890 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Beaty v. Richardson | 56 S.C. 173 | 1899 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Morello v. Cantalupo | 91 N.J. Eq. 415 | 1920 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Miller | 223 N.C. 1 | 1943 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Foster v. Wright | 239 Mo. App. 386 | 1945 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Fay v. Sylvester | 68 Mass. 171 | 1854 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Stephens v. Clark | 211 N.C. 84 | 1937 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Porth v. Porth | 3 N.C. App. 485 | 1969 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Kale v. Forrest | 278 N.C. 1 | 1971 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| VanSchaack v. Leonard | 164 Ill. 602 | 1897 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Craddock v. Barnes | 142 N.C. 89 | 1906 | 1 | North Carolina |