| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin v. Sheffield | 38 Miss. 359 | 1860 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Clarkson v. Clarkson | 18 Barb. 646 | 1855 | 1 | New York | |
| Goodrum v. State | 60 Ga. 509 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Kelly v. Strouse & Bros. | 116 Ga. 872 | 1903 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Marshall v. Pierce | 136 Ga. 543 | 1911 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Chaney | 375 Md. 168 | 2003 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Proctor v. Bigelow | 38 Mich. 282 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Dunn v. Dunnaker | 87 Mo. 597 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Robinson v. Ware | 94 Mo. 678 | 1888 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ross v. Carr | 15 N.M. 17 | 1909 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| McDermid v. Bourhill | 101 Or. 305 | 1921 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Haring v. Shelton | 103 Tex. 10 | 1909 | 1 | Texas | |
| Beem v. Kimberly | 72 Wis. 343 | 1888 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Smith v. Wehrle | 41 W. Va. 270 | 1895 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Tolley v. Poteet | 62 W. Va. 231 | 1907 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| In re Engram | 156 F. Supp. 342 | 1957 | 1 | United States | |
| Lord v. Brooks | 52 N.H. 72 | 1872 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| In re Pollock | 3 Redf. 100 | 1877 | 1 | New York | |
| Scovel v. Roosevelt | 5 Redf. 121 | 1881 | 1 | New York | |
| Millen v. Guerrard | 67 Ga. 284 | 1881 | 1 | Georgia |