| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdie v. Jones | 73 Va. 827 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Leake's Ex'or v. Leake | 75 Va. 792 | 1881 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Dick v. Robinson | 19 W. Va. 159 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Ferguson v. Epes | 77 Va. 499 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia | |
| People v. Webb | 38 Cal. 467 | 1869 | 1 | California | |
| State v. Stebbins | 29 Conn. 463 | 1861 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| O’Brian v. Commonwealth | 72 Ky. 333 | 1872 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Wells v. Compton | 3 Rob. 171 | 1842 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Wear v. Skinner | 46 Md. 257 | 1877 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Sharp v. Ponce | 74 Me. 470 | 1883 | 1 | Maine | |
| Dougherty v. President & Faculty of St. Vincent’s College | 53 Mo. 579 | 1873 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ex parte Ruthven | 17 Mo. 541 | 1853 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Poage v. State | 3 Ohio St. 229 | 1854 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Dobbins v. State | 14 Ohio St. 493 | 1863 | 1 | Ohio | |
| State v. Scarborough | 2 S.C. 439 | 1871 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Cartwright v. Chabert | 3 Tex. 261 | 1848 | 1 | Texas | |
| Swift v. Trotti | 52 Tex. 498 | 1880 | 1 | Texas | |
| Brack v. McMahan | 61 Tex. 1 | 1884 | 1 | Texas | |
| Mattingly v. Boyd | 61 U.S. 128 | 1857 | 1 | United States | |
| Fultz v. Brightwell | 77 Va. 742 | 1883 | 1 | Virginia |