| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes v. Forbes | 5 Gill 29 | 1847 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Burts v. Duncan | 36 Ga. 575 | 1867 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Harris v. Hillman | 26 Ala. 380 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Jackson v. Sparks | 36 Ga. 445 | 1867 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Evans v. Keeland | 9 Ala. 42 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Boyd v. Woodfin | 3 Stew. 357 | 1831 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Thomason v. Dill | 30 Ala. 444 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Cooper v. Peck | 22 Ala. 406 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Creagh v. Savage | 14 Ala. 454 | 1848 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hearrin v. Savage | 16 Ala. 286 | 1849 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Henning v. Varner | 34 Md. 102 | 1871 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Dozier v. Joyce | 8 Port. 303 | 1838 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Symmes v. Arnold | 10 Ga. 506 | 1851 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Brown v. Bennett | 55 Ga. 189 | 1875 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Reynolds v. Lewis | 14 Md. 116 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Stroud v. Mays | 7 Ga. 269 | 1849 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Haughton v. Barney | 37 N.C. 393 | 1842 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Strain v. Wright | 7 Ga. 568 | 1849 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| McGuire v. Evans | 40 N.C. 269 | 1848 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bell v. Jones | 10 Md. 322 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland |