| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerly v. Emerson | 23 N.H. 555 | 1851 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| In re the alleged lost will of Schultz | 102 N.J. Eq. 14 | 1926 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Metcalf v. Cook | 2 R.I. 355 | 1852 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Bank v. McClure | 104 Tenn. 607 | 1900 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jacobs v. Willis' Heirs | 147 Tenn. 539 | 1922 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Haven v. Wrinkle | 29 Tenn. App. 195 | 1945 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harvey v. Preston | 7 Va. 495 | 1803 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ross v. Randolph | 9 Va. 296 | 1804 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Engle v. Burns | 9 Va. 463 | 1805 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lassly v. Fontaine | 14 Va. 146 | 1809 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Morrison v. Semple | 6 Binn. 94 | 1813 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hoge v. Hoge | 1 Serg. & Rawle 144 | 1814 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Commonwealth v. Miller | 6 Pa. Super. 35 | 1897 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Bream v. Cooper's Heirs | 19 Va. 7 | 1815 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ball v. Bank of Alabama | 8 Ala. 590 | 1845 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Crawford v. Morris | 46 Va. 90 | 1848 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Wiley v. Givens | 47 Va. 277 | 1849 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Smyth v. Harvie | 31 Ill. 62 | 1863 | 1 | Illinois | |
| McCormick v. Hamilton | 64 Va. 561 | 1873 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Donahue v. Fackler | 21 W. Va. 124 | 1882 | 1 | West Virginia |