| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynn v. Wilson | 30 F. Cas. 751 | 1855 | 0 | United States | |
| Watkins v. Quarles | 23 Ark. 179 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Whitesides v. Williams | 22 N.C. 153 | 1838 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Boon | 1 N.C. 246 | 1801 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Beers v. Rhea | 5 Tex. 349 | 1849 | 0 | Texas | |
| Batten v. Faulk | 49 N.C. 233 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Allison v. Allison | 56 N.C. 236 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Cherry | 33 N.C. 475 | 1850 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Seevers v. Hamilton | 6 Iowa 199 | 1858 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Daggs v. Frazer | 6 F. Cas. 1112 | 1849 | 0 | United States | |
| Torrey v. Grant | 18 Miss. 89 | 1848 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Peirce v. Turner | 1 D.C. 462 | 1808 | 0 | United States | |
| Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason | 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 | 1819 | 0 | Civil | SC of PA. |
| Corley v. State | 28 Ala. 22 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| William v. Van Zandt | 3 D.C. 55 | 1826 | 0 | United States | |
| Sasser v. Jones | 38 N.C. 19 | 1843 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Madre v. Saunders | 48 N.C. 1 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Holmes v. Bacon | 28 Miss. 607 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Gober v. Gober | 3 N.C. 170 | 1802 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Simon v. State | 5 Fla. 285 | 1853 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL |