| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt v. Coulter | 6 Minn. 492 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Dowell v. Jacks | 53 N.C. 387 | 1861 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Borum v. King's Adm'r | 37 Ala. 606 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Freeman v. McCann | 37 Ala. 714 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Preslar v. Stallworth | 37 Ala. 402 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jeffries v. Lawson | 39 Miss. 791 | 1861 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Smith v. Johnson | 37 Ala. 633 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hager v. Thomson | 66 U.S. 80 | 1861 | 1 | United States | |
| Pittsfield Bank v. Clough | 43 N.H. 178 | 1861 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Williams v. Ivey | 37 Ala. 244 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Tarver v. Smith | 38 Ala. 135 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ex parte Maxwell | 37 Ala. 362 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Alexander v. Saulsbury | 37 Ala. 375 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Barker v. Bell | 37 Ala. 354 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nelms v. Prewitt | 37 Ala. 389 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ormond v. Martin | 37 Ala. 598 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hancock v. Watson | 18 Cal. 137 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Hopkinson v. Shelton | 37 Ala. 306 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Murphree v. Singleton | 37 Ala. 412 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Chatterton v. People | 15 Abb. Pr. 147 | 1861 | 1 | New York |