| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele v. Thompson | 14 Serg. & Rawle 84 | 1826 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Brackett v. Leighton | 7 Me. 383 | 1831 | 1 | Maine | |
| Smith v. Berry | 8 Ohio 365 | 1838 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Fawver v. Fawver | 47 Va. 236 | 1849 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Schriver v. Meyer | 19 Pa. 87 | 1852 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Dennett v. Dennett | 40 N.H. 498 | 1860 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Reed v. Smith | 125 Cal. 491 | 1899 | 1 | California | |
| New v. LeHardy | 46 Ga. 616 | 1872 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Bayer v. Cockerill | 3 Kan. 282 | 1865 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Hutton v. Cuthbert | 51 Mich. 229 | 1883 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State ex rel. Bothrick v. Potter | 63 Mo. 212 | 1876 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Gathings v. State | 44 Miss. 343 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Gathings v. State | 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1688 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Brock v. Wedincamp | 253 Ga. App. 275 | 2002 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Birdwell v. Cain | 41 Tenn. 301 | 1860 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Woods v. Bonner | 89 Tenn. 411 | 1890 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ferguson v. Prince | 136 Tenn. 543 | 1916 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jefferson v. State | 3 Shan. Cas. 329 | 1875 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Brinkman v. Rick | 19 S.W.2d 808 | 1929 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. Legendre | 89 Vt. 526 | 1915 | 1 | Vermont |