| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes v. Stallings | 52 Miss. 375 | 1876 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wakeland v. Hanson | 36 N.D. 129 | 1917 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| Bean v. Bean | 33 N.H. 279 | 1856 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Taylor v. Foster's Adm'r | 22 Ohio St. 255 | 1871 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Jensen v. Probert | 174 Or. 143 | 1944 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Comer v. Roberts | 252 Or. 189 | 1968 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Rhea v. Allison | 40 Tenn. 176 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rainer v. Huddleston | 51 Tenn. 223 | 1871 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Bendix v. Ross | 205 Wis. 581 | 1931 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Sill v. Reese | 47 Cal. 294 | 1874 | 1 | California | |
| Brown v. Pike | 34 La. 576 | 1882 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Vinal v. Gilman | 21 W. Va. 301 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Barley v. Byrd | 95 Va. 316 | 1897 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Succession of Burnside | 35 La. Ann. 708 | 1883 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Castner, Curran & Bullitt, Inc. v. United States | 5 F.2d 214 | 1925 | 1 | United States | |
| Burleigh v. Coffin | 22 N.H. 118 | 1850 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Succession of McCarron | 166 So. 2d 47 | 1964 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Vincent v. Schweitzer | 17 La. Ann. 199 | 1865 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Vinson v. Morning News | 118 Ga. 655 | 1903 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Foushee v. Lea | 8 Va. 279 | 1785 | 1 | Virginia |