| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn v. Smith | 17 Md. 260 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Ellinger v. Crowl | 17 Md. 361 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Phelps v. Stewart | 17 Md. 231 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Shafer v. Mumma | 17 Md. 331 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Brown v. Murdock | 16 Md. 521 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Cox v. Mobile & Girard Railroad | 37 Ala. 320 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Forrest v. Forrest | 21 N.Y. Super. Ct. 640 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Scott v. Scott | 17 Md. 78 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Bertrand v. Elder | 23 Ark. 494 | 1861 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Kemp v. Cook | 18 Md. 130 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Imboden v. Hunter | 23 Ark. 622 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Armstrong v. Marmaduke | 31 Mo. 327 | 1861 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Niles v. Gray | 12 Ohio St. 320 | 1861 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Ely v. Tallman | 14 Wis. 28 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Dickerman v. Bowman | 14 Wis. 388 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Pumphrey v. State | 17 Md. 57 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Harrison v. State | 37 Ala. 154 | 1861 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Harrell v. Durrance | 9 Fla. 490 | 1861 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL | |
| Townsend v. Gordon | 19 Cal. 188 | 1861 | 1 | California | |
| Jennings v. Hodges | 16 La. Ann. 321 | 1861 | 1 | Louisiana |