| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adcock v. Patton | 61 Tenn. 436 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Moore v. People | 55 U.S. 13 | 1852 | 0 | United States | |
| Cross v. Bloomer | 65 Tenn. 74 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Pace v. Bonner | 27 Ala. 307 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Nance v. Howard | 1 Ill. 242 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| State v. Clarissa | 11 Ala. 57 | 1847 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Topp v. White | 59 Tenn. 165 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Dail v. Traverse | 8 Gill 41 | 1849 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Boring v. Williams | 17 Ala. 510 | 1850 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Rutherford v. Newson | 30 Ga. 728 | 1860 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Massey v. Calhoun | 26 Ga. 127 | 1858 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Rogers v. Silas | 42 Ga. 541 | 1871 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hitt v. Rush | 22 Ala. 563 | 1853 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Washington v. Johnson | 26 Tenn. 468 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Johnson v. Lovett | 31 Ga. 187 | 1860 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Williams v. McCormack | 26 Tenn. 308 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Hancock v. Edwards | 26 Tenn. 349 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Pinckard v. McCoy | 22 Ga. 28 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Howard v. Carpenter | 11 Md. 259 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Walker v. Stringfellow | 30 Tex. 570 | 1868 | 0 | Texas |