| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells v. Chaffin | 60 Ga. 677 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Long v. Burnett | 13 Iowa 28 | 1862 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Griffin v. Johnson | 37 Mich. 87 | 1877 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State ex rel. Read v. Weatherby | 45 Mo. 17 | 1869 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Graham v. Hawkins | 38 Tex. 628 | 1873 | 1 | Texas | |
| Adams v. Thomas | 44 Ark. 267 | 1884 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Walker v. Shackelford | 49 Ark. 503 | 1887 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Weis v. Meyer | 55 Ark. 18 | 1891 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Renick’s Ex’r v. Renick | 92 Ky. 335 | 1891 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Snuffer v. Karr | 197 Mo. 182 | 1906 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ames v. Williams | 72 Miss. 760 | 1895 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Trager v. Jenkins | 75 Miss. 676 | 1898 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ivey v. Cotton Mills | 143 N.C. 189 | 1906 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Barker v. Wheeler | 60 Neb. 470 | 1900 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Dye v. Crary | 12 N.M. 460 | 1904 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Ryan v. People | 79 N.Y. 593 | 1880 | 1 | New York | |
| State v. Terrell | 46 S.C.L. 321 | 1859 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Rea v. State | 76 Tenn. 356 | 1881 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Henson v. Henson | 151 Tenn. 137 | 1924 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jarnigan v. Jarnigan | 80 Tenn. 292 | 1883 | 1 | Tennessee |