| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In re Swinburne | 16 R.I. 208 | 1888 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Griffith v. Bird | 63 Va. 73 | 1872 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Sayers v. Cassell | 64 Va. 525 | 1873 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Fred v. Dixon | 68 Va. 541 | 1876 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Glinn's Adm'r v. Glinn | 1 Va. Dec. 454 | 1882 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Gayle v. Hayes' Adm'r | 79 Va. 542 | 1884 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Martin's Adm'r v. Fielder | 82 Va. 455 | 1886 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Westbrook v. People | 126 Ill. 81 | 1888 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Clare v. State | 30 Md. 163 | 1869 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Marsh v. Mississippi | 30 Miss. 627 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Williams v. State | 32 Miss. 389 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hauser v. Tate | 85 N.C. 81 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Turner | 119 N.C. 841 | 1896 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Ritter | 197 N.C. 113 | 1929 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Ritter | 199 N.C. 116 | 1930 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Shepherd v. State | 31 Neb. 389 | 1891 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| State v. Pritchard | 16 Nev. 101 | 1881 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Newman v. State | 14 Wis. 393 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| State v. Greer | 22 W. Va. 800 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Lamb v. Lamb | 146 N.Y. 317 | 1895 | 1 | New York |