| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walpole v. Renfroe | 16 La. Ann. 92 | 1861 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Jack v. State | 26 Tex. 1 | 1861 | 0 | Texas | |
| Chapman v. Woodward | 16 La. Ann. 167 | 1861 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Fountain v. Bryce | 47 S.C.L. 234 | 1861 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Bedell's Adm'r v. Smith | 37 Ala. 619 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Pack v. Chapman | 16 La. Ann. 366 | 1861 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Wyatt v. Woods | 31 Mo. 351 | 1861 | 1 | Missouri | |
| People v. Bonney | 19 Cal. 426 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Arnold v. Cord | 16 Ind. 177 | 1861 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Chaney's Heirs v. Chaney's Adm'r | 38 Ala. 35 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dixon v. Merritt | 6 Minn. 160 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| State v. Schoolfield | 29 Tex. 501 | 1861 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wells v. Morrow | 38 Ala. 125 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wheaton v. Neville | 19 Cal. 41 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Otto v. Durege | 14 Wis. 571 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Coit v. Bland | 12 Abb. Pr. 462 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Tyler v. Willis | 13 Abb. Pr. 369 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Adams v. Lansing | 17 Cal. 629 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Downing v. Marshall | 9 N.Y. 366 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Morrison v. Myers | 11 Iowa 538 | 1861 | 1 | Iowa |