| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall v. Nute | 38 N.H. 422 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| In re Browning | 16 R.I. 441 | 1889 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Clopton v. Carloss | 42 Ark. 560 | 1884 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Helm v. Leggett | 66 Ark. 23 | 1898 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Mentzer v. Ellison | 7 Colo. App. 315 | 1896 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. Lowe | 27 Kan. 749 | 1882 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Lyons v. Yerex | 100 Mich. 214 | 1894 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Gallemore v. Gallemore | 115 Mo. App. 179 | 1905 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Miller v. Crosson | 131 Neb. 88 | 1936 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| Kearney v. Kearney | 17 N.J. Eq. 59 | 1864 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Brenner v. Alexander | 16 Or. 349 | 1888 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Chesnutt v. Frazier | 65 Tenn. 217 | 1873 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Merchant v. Preston | 69 Tenn. 280 | 1878 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harn v. Phelps | 65 Tex. 592 | 1886 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hendricks v. Temple | 101 S.C. 418 | 1915 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Yates's Estate | 4 Pa. D. & C. 569 | 1924 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| State v. White & Chiles | 25 Supp. Tex. 465 | 1868 | 1 | Texas | |
| Kerby v. Commonwealth | 34 Va. 747 | 1836 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Richards v. Commonwealth | 38 Va. 690 | 1841 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Barnawell v. Smith | 58 N.C. 168 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina |