| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elosser v. Fletcher | 126 Md. 244 | 1915 | 1 | Maryland | |
| People v. Fulda | 4 N.Y. Crim. 133 | 1886 | 1 | New York | |
| Keer's Lessee v. Porter | 1 Tenn. 353 | 1808 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Perez v. Sharp | 32 Cal. 2d 711 | 1948 | 1 | California | |
| Lawrence v. Kitteridge | 21 Conn. 577 | 1852 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Cox v. Adams | 2 Ga. 158 | 1847 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Dillon v. Dillon | 60 Ga. 204 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Davis v. Bronson | 6 Iowa 410 | 1858 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Hervey v. Harvey | 15 Me. 357 | 1839 | 1 | Maine | |
| Smith v. Berry | 18 Me. 122 | 1841 | 1 | Maine | |
| Luick v. Arends | 21 N.D. 614 | 1911 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| Gassett v. Godfrey | 26 N.H. 415 | 1853 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Martin v. Hill | 12 Barb. 631 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| President of Merchants' Bank v. Spalding | 12 Barb. 302 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Blake v. Sessions Et Al. | 94 Okla. 59 | 1923 | 1 | Oklahoma | |
| Atkins v. Rust | 151 Okla. 294 | 1931 | 1 | Oklahoma | |
| Estate of Stull | 183 Pa. 625 | 1898 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Pennegar v. State | 87 Tenn. 244 | 1889 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Naim v. Naim | 197 Va. 80 | 1955 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Barrows v. Lane | 5 Vt. 161 | 1832 | 1 | Vermont |