| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton v. Corbin | 7 Va. 384 | 1803 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Bennett v. Maule's Adm'x | 21 Va. 305 | 1821 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Robinson v. Cathcart | 3 D.C. 377 | 1828 | 1 | United States | |
| Robinson v. Cathcart | 2 D.C. 590 | 1852 | 1 | United States | |
| Perry v. Chester | 12 Abb. Pr. 131 | 1872 | 1 | New York | |
| Wellington v. Heermans | 110 Ill. 564 | 1884 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Appeal, Karchner v. Hoy | 151 Pa. 383 | 1892 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| In re Estate of Keller | 1 Foster 189 | 1873 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Harris v. Harris' Ex'or | 64 Va. 737 | 1873 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Watkins v. Young | 72 Va. 84 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Davis v. Ellis | 39 W. Va. 226 | 1894 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Brashear v. Shepherd | 2 Ky. 249 | 1803 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Ellett v. Vaughan | 10 Va. 77 | 1806 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Kirtley v. Deck | 13 Va. 388 | 1809 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Moore v. Mauro | 25 Va. 488 | 1826 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Terrill v. Boulware | 24 Mo. 254 | 1857 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Baylor v. B. & O. R. R. | 9 W. Va. 270 | 1876 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| First National Bank of Wellsburg v. Kimberlands | 16 W. Va. 555 | 1880 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Forsyth v. Heward | 41 Nev. 305 | 1918 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Succession of Sullivan | 178 La. 230 | 1933 | 1 | Louisiana |