| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall v. Webb | 21 W. Va. 318 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Carrington v. Anderson | 19 Va. 32 | 1816 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lawrence v. Commonwealth | 71 Va. 845 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| McKee v. McKinley | 33 Pa. 92 | 1859 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Curtis v. Longstreth | 44 Pa. 297 | 1863 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Physick's Appeal | 50 Pa. 128 | 1863 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Gray v. Commonwealth | 92 Va. 772 | 1895 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Robertson v. Miller | 20 F. Cas. 946 | 1820 | 1 | United States | |
| Toole v. Stephen | 31 Va. 581 | 1833 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Englishbe v. Helmuth | 3 N.Y. 294 | 1850 | 1 | New York | |
| Etheridge v. Doe ex dem. Malempre | 18 Ala. 565 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Blair v. Thompson | 52 Va. 441 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Cross v. De Valle | 6 F. Cas. 887 | 1859 | 1 | United States | |
| Osterman v. Baldwin | 73 U.S. 116 | 1867 | 1 | United States | |
| Settegast v. Schrimpe | 35 Tex. 323 | 1872 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ould v. Myers | 64 Va. 383 | 1873 | 1 | Virginia | |
| McArthur v. Porter | 1 Ohio 99 | 1823 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Barnett's Appeal | 46 Pa. 392 | 1864 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hammekin v. Clayton | 11 F. Cas. 375 | 1874 | 1 | United States | |
| Sands v. Lynham | 68 Va. 291 | 1876 | 1 | Virginia |