| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker v. Fawcett | 29 N.C. 44 | 1846 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Morgan v. Allen | 27 N.C. 156 | 1844 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Spencer v. Hunsucker | 30 N.C. 9 | 1847 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Farmer v. Pickens | 83 N.C. 549 | 1880 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Pate v. Turner | 94 N.C. 47 | 1886 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McKoy v. Guirkin & Co. | 102 N.C. 21 | 1889 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Campbell v. Everhart | 139 N.C. 503 | 1905 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nance v. Rourk | 161 N.C. 646 | 1913 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| American Bible Society v. Executors of Hollister | 54 N.C. 10 | 1853 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Lee v. Foard | 54 N.C. 125 | 1853 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Britton v. Miller | 63 N.C. 268 | 1869 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Woodward v. James | 115 N.Y. 346 | 1889 | 1 | New York | |
| Johnston v. Knight | 117 N.C. 122 | 1895 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Maynard v. Maynard | 10 Mass. 456 | 1813 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| M'Kinnon v. M'Lean | 19 N.C. 79 | 1836 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Clayton v. Liverman | 20 N.C. 238 | 1839 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Stevens v. Hatch | 6 Minn. 64 | 1861 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Barney v. Little | 15 Iowa 527 | 1864 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Hogan v. Hogan | 63 N.C. 222 | 1869 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Taubenhan v. Dunz | 20 Ill. App. 262 | 1886 | 1 | Illinois |