| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Rhea | 122 N.C. 721 | 1898 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Quin v. Sexton | 125 N.C. 447 | 1899 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Thomas v. Capps | 68 Ky. 273 | 1868 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Tatum v. McLellan | 50 Miss. 1 | 1874 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Kendrick v. Whitney | 69 Va. 646 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Manion v. Fahy | 11 W. Va. 482 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Redd v. Jones | 71 Va. 123 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Summers v. Darne | 72 Va. 791 | 1879 | 1 | Virginia | |
| McHan v. McHan | 168 Ga. 798 | 1929 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Grant v. Sosebee | 169 Ga. 658 | 1929 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Holt v. First National Bank & Trust Co. | 180 Ga. 184 | 1935 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Burch v. Harrell | 57 Ga. App. 514 | 1938 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Hanrahan v. O'Toole | 139 Iowa 229 | 1908 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Bates v. Gillett | 132 Ill. 287 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Trefny v. Eichenseer | 262 Mo. 436 | 1914 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Mathews v. O'Donnell | 289 Mo. 235 | 1921 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Taylor v. Smith | 54 Miss. 50 | 1876 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Mairs v. Freeman | 3 Redf. 181 | 1877 | 1 | New York | |
| Derby v. Heath | 59 Ohio St. 54 | 1898 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Marconnier v. Preston | 96 Wash. 374 | 1917 | 1 | Washington |