| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparhawk v. Allen | 21 N.H. 9 | 1850 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Burhans v. Van Zandt | 7 N.Y.3d 523 | 1852 | 1 | New York | |
| Page v. Naglee | 6 Cal. 241 | 1856 | 1 | California | |
| Rozier v. Johnson | 35 Mo. 326 | 1864 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Jackson v. Roberts | 80 Mass. 546 | 1860 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Goodwin v. Nelin | 2 Abb. Ct. App. 258 | 1867 | 1 | New York | |
| Swisshelm's Appeal | 56 Pa. 475 | 1868 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Levy v. Brush | 8 Abb. Pr. 418 | 1869 | 1 | New York | |
| Phelan v. Boylan | 25 Wis. 679 | 1870 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Rea & Dohrman v. Copelin | 47 Mo. 76 | 1870 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Frentz v. Klotsch | 28 Wis. 312 | 1871 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Florence v. Hopkins | 46 N.Y. 182 | 1871 | 1 | New York | |
| Mitchell v. Reed | 61 N.Y. 123 | 1874 | 1 | New York | |
| Bracken v. Cooper | 80 Ill. 221 | 1875 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Ten Eyck v. Craig | 62 N.Y. 406 | 1875 | 1 | New York | |
| Weare v. Van Meter | 42 Iowa 128 | 1875 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Knolls v. Barnhart | 71 N.Y. 474 | 1877 | 1 | New York | |
| Hunter v. Bosworth | 43 Wis. 583 | 1878 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Harvey v. Cherry | 76 N.Y. 436 | 1879 | 1 | New York | |
| Bissell v. Saxton | 77 N.Y. 191 | 1879 | 1 | New York |