| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pridgen v. Green | 80 Ga. 737 | 1888 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Davis v. Hudson | 29 Minn. 27 | 1881 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Williamson v. State | 64 Miss. 229 | 1886 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wilson v. State | 71 Miss. 880 | 1894 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Buck v. Commonwealth | 107 Pa. 486 | 1884 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Wortham v. Boyd | 66 Tex. 401 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gathright v. Wheat | 70 Tex. 740 | 1888 | 1 | Texas | |
| Pates v. St. Clair | 52 Va. 22 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Estate of Lewis | 139 Pa. 640 | 1891 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hutcheson v. Priddy | 53 Va. 85 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Leach v. Buckner | 19 W. Va. 36 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hooper v. Hooper | 32 W. Va. 526 | 1889 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Pennybacker v. Laidley | 33 W. Va. 624 | 1890 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Steffey v. Steffey ex rel. Steffey | 19 Md. 5 | 1862 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Williams v. Banks | 19 Md. 22 | 1862 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Banks v. McClellan | 24 Md. 62 | 1866 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Hess's Estate | 150 Pa. 346 | 1892 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Marx v. Meyer Bros. | 50 La. Ann. 1229 | 1898 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| McCarthy v. Hansel | 4 Ohio App. 425 | 1915 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Estate of Schmidth | 183 Pa. 641 | 1898 | 1 | Pennsylvania |