| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In re Estate of James | 3 Coffey 130 | 1897 | 1 | California | |
| Coltrane v. Worrell | 71 Va. 434 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Duffy’s Estate | 17 Pa. Super. 244 | 1901 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Sykes v. Thornton | 152 Pa. 94 | 1892 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Bruce v. Bickerton | 18 W. Va. 342 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Russell v. Eubanks | 84 Mo. 82 | 1884 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Cook v. Lindsey | 34 Miss. 451 | 1857 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Spiers v. Davidson | 233 La. 239 | 1957 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Johns v. Johns | 86 Va. 333 | 1889 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hall v. Palmer | 87 Va. 354 | 1891 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Morgan v. Morgan | 60 W. Va. 327 | 1906 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Newman v. Newman | 60 W. Va. 371 | 1906 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Meyer v. Barnett | 60 W. Va. 467 | 1906 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Ward v. Magness | 75 Ark. 12 | 1905 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Mast v. Orum | 111 S.W.2d 1129 | 1937 | 1 | Texas | |
| Atchison v. Dullam | 16 Ill. App. 42 | 1885 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Commonwealth v. Ponzi | 256 Mass. 159 | 1926 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Foley v. Harrison | 233 Mo. 460 | 1911 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Jeude v. Sims | 258 Mo. 26 | 1914 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Keller v. Summers | 187 So. 69 | 1939 | 1 | Louisiana |