| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington v. La Rocque | 13 Or. 344 | 1886 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Foley v. Foley | 24 Nev. 197 | 1898 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Mulford v. Estudillo | 23 Cal. 94 | 1863 | 1 | California | |
| Cranmer v. McSwords | 26 W. Va. 412 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Yetzer v. Young | 3 S.D. 263 | 1892 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| Adams v. Cross Wood Printing Co. | 27 Ill. App. 313 | 1888 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Roseboom v. Whittaker | 132 Ill. 81 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Kemp v. Small | 32 Neb. 318 | 1891 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Patty v. Williams | 71 Miss. 837 | 1894 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Barnes v. Martin | 15 Wis. 240 | 1862 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Magness v. Walker | 26 Ark. 470 | 1871 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Gee v. Scott | 48 Tex. 510 | 1878 | 1 | Texas | |
| Byrd v. State | 57 Miss. 243 | 1879 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Anonymous | 58 Miss. 15 | 1880 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Littlejohn v. State | 59 Miss. 273 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Warden v. State | 60 Miss. 638 | 1882 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| People v. Woodward | 2 N.Y. Crim. 32 | 1883 | 1 | New York | |
| Beatty v. State | 61 Miss. 18 | 1883 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Irwin | 80 Mo. 249 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| People v. Woodward | 38 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 57 | 1883 | 1 | New York |