| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirksey v. Jones | 7 Ala. 622 | 1845 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Brown v. Isbell | 11 Ala. 1009 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wheaton v. Wilmarth | 54 Mass. 422 | 1847 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Stallings v. Newman | 26 Ala. 300 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Mosser v. Mosser's Executor | 32 Ala. 551 | 1858 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Ostrander | 18 Iowa 435 | 1865 | 1 | Iowa | |
| McFadden v. Wallace | 38 Cal. 51 | 1869 | 1 | California | |
| Boddie v. State | 52 Ala. 395 | 1875 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Grimes v. State | 63 Ala. 166 | 1879 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Johnson v. State | 69 Ala. 253 | 1881 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. State | 92 Ala. 69 | 1890 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Osborn v. State | 125 Ala. 106 | 1899 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Robinson v. Fair | 128 U.S. 53 | 1888 | 1 | United States | |
| Cates v. Johnson | 109 Ala. 126 | 1895 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Finch v. Smith | 146 Ala. 644 | 1906 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. Hill | 168 Ala. 317 | 1910 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hasterlik v. Hasterlik | 316 Ill. 72 | 1925 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Barbour County v. Horn | 48 Ala. 649 | 1872 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Barbour County v. Clark | 50 Ala. 416 | 1874 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lee County v. Yarbrough | 85 Ala. 590 | 1888 | 1 | Alabama |