| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale v. Grannis | 9 Ind. 140 | 1857 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Sheafe v. Sheafe | 40 N.H. 516 | 1860 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Boughner v. Hall | 24 W. Va. 249 | 1884 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Blanton v. King | 3 Miss. 856 | 1838 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Woolley v. Schrader | 116 Ill. 29 | 1886 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Christy v. Christy | 225 Ill. 547 | 1907 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Buckingham v. Owen | 14 Miss. 502 | 1846 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Spear v. Newell | 22 F. Cas. 904 | 1859 | 1 | United States | |
| Simmons' Lessee v. Hendrickson | 3 Del. 103 | 1840 | 1 | Delaware | |
| Young v. Frost | 1 Md. 377 | 1851 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Boyd v. Doty | 8 Ind. 370 | 1856 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Leake v. Hayes | 13 Wash. 213 | 1895 | 1 | Washington | |
| Dingess v. Marcum | 41 W. Va. 757 | 1896 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Arnold v. Bunnell | 42 W. Va. 473 | 1896 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Walker v. Wynne | 11 Tenn. 62 | 1832 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Osborn v. Younger | 235 S.W. 558 | 1921 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wynn v. Lee | 5 Ga. 217 | 1848 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Snapp v. Spengler | 29 Va. 1 | 1830 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Watts v. Cole | 29 Va. 653 | 1830 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Thomas v. Mackall | 23 F. Cas. 961 | 1839 | 1 | United States |