| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington v. McCollum | 73 Ill. 476 | 1874 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Birnie v. Main | 29 Ark. 591 | 1874 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Harmon v. Byram's Adm'r | 11 W. Va. 511 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Paxton v. Rucker | 15 W. Va. 547 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Easley v. Barksdale | 75 Va. 274 | 1881 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Carr v. Lewis Coal Co. | 15 Mo. App. 551 | 1884 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Hanchett v. Ives | 133 Ill. 332 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| McElroy v. Hiner | 133 Ill. 156 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Purdy v. Hall | 134 Ill. 298 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Carlton v. People | 150 Ill. 181 | 1894 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Shea v. Murphy | 164 Ill. 614 | 1897 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Succession of Anderson | 231 La. 195 | 1956 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Sparrow v. Sparrow | 231 La. 966 | 1957 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Succession of Smith | 182 La. 389 | 1935 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Taylor | 70 N.D. 201 | 1940 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| In re Hurst’s Estate | 97 N.Y.S. 697 | 1906 | 1 | New York | |
| In re the Estate of Ford | 16 A.D.2d 683 | 1962 | 1 | New York | |
| Blum v. Salyer | 299 F. Supp. 1074 | 1969 | 1 | United States | |
| Hurn v. Keller | 79 Va. 415 | 1884 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Durand v. Lord | 115 Ill. 610 | 1886 | 1 | Illinois |