| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton v. Garrett | 23 Miss. 195 | 1851 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Probate Court v. Hazard | 13 R.I. 3 | 1880 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Reherd v. Long | 77 Va. 839 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Nevitt v. Woodburn | 160 Ill. 203 | 1895 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Rannells v. Gerner | 80 Mo. 474 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Whitman v. Hapgood | 10 Mass. 437 | 1813 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Ridings v. Johnson | 128 U.S. 212 | 1888 | 1 | United States | |
| White v. Ponder | 180 Ky. 386 | 1918 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Thompson v. Porter | 183 Ky. 848 | 1919 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Howe v. Hardenberger | 101 Neb. 380 | 1917 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Concord v. Rumney | 45 N.H. 423 | 1864 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Hall v. Martin | 46 N.H. 337 | 1865 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| State v. Albee | 61 N.H. 423 | 1881 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Lefevre v. Lefevre | 2 Thomp. & Cook 330 | 1873 | 1 | New York | |
| Bardin v. Bardin | 4 S.D. 305 | 1893 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| State v. First National Bank | 2 S.D. 568 | 1892 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| Wright v. Lee | 2 S.D. 596 | 1892 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| Albright v. Smith | 2 S.D. 577 | 1892 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| Caperton v. Gregory | 52 Va. 505 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Morrill v. Palmer | 68 Vt. 1 | 1895 | 1 | Vermont |