| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrell v. Shepard | 19 Fla. 300 | 1882 | 1 | Florida | |
| Bulkley v. Devine | 127 Ill. 406 | 1889 | 1 | Illinois | |
| May v. May | 19 Fla. 373 | 1882 | 1 | Florida | |
| Meeker v. Wilson | 16 F. Cas. 1311 | 1813 | 1 | United States | |
| Halsey v. Fairbanks | 11 F. Cas. 295 | 1826 | 1 | United States | |
| Ockerman v. Cross | 54 N.Y. 29 | 1873 | 1 | New York | |
| Gilchrist v. Gough | 63 Ind. 576 | 1878 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Roberts v. Grace | 16 Minn. 126 | 1870 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Price v. State | 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1168 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Metcalf v. Prescott | 10 Mont. 283 | 1891 | 1 | Montana | |
| Hall v. Harris | 38 N.C. 289 | 1844 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Farmers Bank v. Bradham | 129 S.C. 270 | 1924 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Gunter v. Addy | 58 S.C. 178 | 1900 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Roysdon v. Choate | 15 Tenn. App. 295 | 1932 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| City of Dallas v. Beeman | 12 Tex. Civ. App. 344 | 1896 | 1 | Texas | |
| Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. Berling | 14 Tex. Civ. App. 544 | 1896 | 1 | Texas | |
| Calkins v. Sumner | 13 Wis. 193 | 1860 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Larkin v. Noonan | 19 Wis. 82 | 1865 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Shove v. Larsen | 22 Wis. 142 | 1867 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Bryant v. State | 5 Wyo. 376 | 1895 | 1 | Wyoming |