| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Aaron | 4 N.J.L. 231 | 1818 | 0 | Criminal | New Jersey |
| Coleman v. Dick | 1 Va. 233 | 1793 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Runyan v. Morgan | 26 Tenn. 210 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Turpin v. Turpin | 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 137 | 1791 | 0 | H.Ct of Chancery VA | |
| Lenoir v. Rainey | 15 Ala. 667 | 1849 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sorrell's Case | 3 Va. 253 | 1786 | 0 | General Ct. of VA | |
| Patton Ex'r. v. Allison | 26 Tenn. 320 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Richards v. Swan | 7 Gill 366 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Grant v. Moseley | 29 Ala. 302 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sale v. Saunders | 24 Miss. 24 | 1852 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Yeatman v. Hart | 25 Tenn. 375 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Garland v. Rowan | 10 Miss. 617 | 1844 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Maull v. Hays | 12 Ala. 499 | 1847 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Beall v. Ledlow | 14 Ala. 523 | 1848 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Parham v. Parham | 25 Tenn. 287 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Satterwhite v. Hicks | 44 N.C. 105 | 1852 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Crane v. Gough | 4 Md. 316 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Willis v. Dudley | 10 Ala. 933 | 1847 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bullitt, Miller & Co. v. Taylor & Richardson | 34 Miss. 708 | 1858 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Vass v. Freeman | 56 N.C. 221 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina |