| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dozier v. Sprouse | 54 N.C. 152 | 1854 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Weir's Will | 39 Ky. 434 | 1840 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Simpson v. Houston | 56 N.C. 487 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Deaton v. Munroe | 57 N.C. 39 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Baker v. Pender | 50 N.C. 351 | 1858 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Mills v. Williams | 2 Stew. & P. 390 | 1832 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Weatherford v. James | 2 Ala. 170 | 1841 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McDaniel v. McDaniel | 58 N.C. 351 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sanderlin v. Robinson | 59 N.C. 155 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dubose v. Young | 10 Ala. 365 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Partee v. Badget | 12 Tenn. 174 | 1833 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Williamson v. Williams | 59 N.C. 62 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dixon v. Barclay | 22 Ala. 370 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hook v. Pagee | 16 Va. 379 | 1811 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| State v. Anthony | 2 Del. Cas. 248 | 1802 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Parker | 5 Ala. 731 | 1843 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Ex parte Norton | 44 Ala. 177 | 1870 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Thomas v. Scott | 23 F. Cas. 970 | 1810 | 0 | United States | |
| Jacobs v. Aydelot | 1 Del. Cas. 411 | 1796 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Gould v. Hays | 25 Ala. 426 | 1854 | 0 | Alabama |