| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprouce v. Commonwealth | 4 Va. 375 | 1823 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Commonwealth v. Hughes | 26 Va. 655 | 1826 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ward v. Churn | 59 Va. 801 | 1868 | 1 | Virginia | |
| B. & O. R. R. v. Jameson | 13 W. Va. 833 | 1878 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| People v. Bearss | 10 Cal. 68 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| King v. State | 43 Fla. 211 | 1901 | 1 | Florida | |
| Pridgen v. Green | 80 Ga. 737 | 1888 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Davis v. Hudson | 29 Minn. 27 | 1881 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Williamson v. State | 64 Miss. 229 | 1886 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wilson v. State | 71 Miss. 880 | 1894 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Buck v. Commonwealth | 107 Pa. 486 | 1884 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Wortham v. Boyd | 66 Tex. 401 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gathright v. Wheat | 70 Tex. 740 | 1888 | 1 | Texas | |
| Pates v. St. Clair | 52 Va. 22 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Estate of Lewis | 139 Pa. 640 | 1891 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hutcheson v. Priddy | 53 Va. 85 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Leach v. Buckner | 19 W. Va. 36 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hooper v. Hooper | 32 W. Va. 526 | 1889 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Pennybacker v. Laidley | 33 W. Va. 624 | 1890 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Steffey v. Steffey ex rel. Steffey | 19 Md. 5 | 1862 | 1 | Maryland |