| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meze v. Mayse | 27 Va. 658 | 1828 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Payne v. Graves | 32 Va. 561 | 1834 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Johnston v. Glancy | 4 Blackf. 94 | 1835 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Cravens v. Gillilan | 63 Mo. 28 | 1876 | 1 | Missouri | |
| State v. Williamson | 206 N.C. App. 599 | 2010 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Herrera | 2014-NMCA-003 | 2013 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Brooks v. Worthington | 206 Va. 352 | 1965 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ainger v. Michigan General Corp. | 476 F. Supp. 1209 | 1979 | 1 | United States | |
| Patton v. Ashley | 8 Ark. 290 | 1848 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Sims v. McEwen's Adm'r | 27 Ala. 184 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Danforth v. Laney | 28 Ala. 274 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Johnson v. Brook | 31 Miss. 17 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Shields v. Trammell | 19 Ark. 51 | 1857 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Arguello v. Edinger | 10 Cal. 150 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Cheney v. Cook | 7 Wis. 413 | 1859 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Hoover v. Calhoun | 57 Va. 109 | 1860 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Green v. Drummond | 31 Md. 71 | 1869 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Pearson v. East | 36 Ind. 27 | 1871 | 1 | Indiana | |
| McComas v. Easley | 62 Va. 23 | 1871 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wright v. Pucket | 63 Va. 370 | 1872 | 1 | Virginia |