| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith v. Lowther | 35 W. Va. 300 | 1891 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Whitecraft v. Vanderver | 12 Ill. 235 | 1850 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Cassell v. Williams | 12 Ill. 387 | 1851 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Blair v. Parker | 4 Ill. App. 409 | 1879 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Van Wyck v. Seward | 18 Wend. 198 | 1837 | 1 | New York | |
| Peterson v. Oleson | 47 Wis. 122 | 1879 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Goodwin v. Miller | 16 Va. 42 | 1811 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Peterson v. Brown | 17 Nev. 172 | 1882 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Kitchell v. Jackson | 71 Ala. 556 | 1882 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Loos v. Wilkinson | 23 N.Y. St. Rep. 282 | 1889 | 1 | New York | |
| Loos v. Wilkinson | 113 N.Y. 485 | 1889 | 1 | New York | |
| Ringold v. Suiter | 35 W. Va. 186 | 1891 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Tate v. Sanders | 245 Mo. 186 | 1904 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Thomas v. Harkness | 76 Ky. 23 | 1877 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Coatney v. Hopkins | 14 W. Va. 338 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Brent v. Dold | 21 Va. 211 | 1820 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wise v. Lamb | 50 Va. 294 | 1852 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Clark v. Clark | 123 Kan. 646 | 1927 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Farrar v. Michoud | 22 La. Ann. 358 | 1870 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Abington v. Travis | 15 Mo. 240 | 1851 | 1 | Missouri |