| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Green | 193 N.C. 302 | 1927 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McAdoo v. Thompson | 72 N.C. 408 | 1875 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Raht v. Union Consolidated Mining Co. | 73 Tenn. 1 | 1880 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Steadman v. Steadman | 143 N.C. 345 | 1906 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Glen v. Kimbrough | 58 N.C. 173 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Blake v. Chambers | 4 Neb. 90 | 1875 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Stilwell v. Swarthout | 81 N.Y. 109 | 1880 | 1 | New York | |
| Thompson v. Nations | 112 N.C. 508 | 1893 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hunter v. Marlboro | 12 F. Cas. 957 | 1846 | 1 | United States | |
| Bentley v. Phelps | 3 F. Cas. 244 | 1847 | 1 | United States | |
| Burton v. Stamper | 41 N.C. 14 | 1849 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| King v. Foscue | 91 N.C. 116 | 1884 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hayes v. Wrenn | 167 N.C. 229 | 1911 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Collins v. Bass | 198 N.C. 99 | 1929 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Lipman's Appeal | 30 Pa. 180 | 1858 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Estate of Hastings | 15 N.Y. St. Rep. 420 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| Capron v. Capron | 17 D.C. 340 | 1888 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Douglass v. Douglass | 13 App. D.C. 21 | 1898 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Thayer v. Paulding | 200 Mass. 98 | 1908 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Martin v. Thompson | 267 Mo. 104 | 1916 | 1 | Missouri |