| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. The Reindeer | 2 Cliff. 57 | 1861 | 0 | United States | |
| State v. Clarissa | 27 N.C. 221 | 1844 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Burnett v. Hawpe's Ex'or | 66 Va. 481 | 1874 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Janes v. Buzzard | 13 F. Cas. 344 | 1834 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Long v. State | 12 Ga. 293 | 1852 | 0 | Georgia | |
| Cunningham v. Wood | 23 Tenn. 417 | 1843 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Cochreham v. Kirkpatrick | 48 Tenn. 327 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Beaufort v. Collier | 25 Tenn. 487 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Woodson v. Smith | 38 Tenn. 276 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Major v. State | 36 Tenn. 597 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wallace v. Canaday | 36 Tenn. 364 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Pritchard v. Wallace | 36 Tenn. 405 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Molett v. State | 33 Ala. 408 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky | 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Baylor v. McGregor | 1 Stew. & P. 158 | 1831 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McReynolds v. Neal | 27 Tenn. 12 | 1847 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt | 5 D.C. 524 | 1838 | 0 | United States | |
| Bugg v. Franklin | 36 Tenn. 129 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Searcy v. Carter | 36 Tenn. 271 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Burt v. Bobo | 36 Tenn. 234 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee |