| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripe v. Marcy | 39 N.H. 439 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Miller v. State | 38 Ala. 600 | 1863 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Norton v. Birge | 35 Conn. 250 | 1868 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Kraker v. Shields | 61 Va. 377 | 1871 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Pitzer v. Burns | 7 W. Va. 63 | 1873 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Herrington v. McCollum | 73 Ill. 476 | 1874 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Birnie v. Main | 29 Ark. 591 | 1874 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Harmon v. Byram's Adm'r | 11 W. Va. 511 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Paxton v. Rucker | 15 W. Va. 547 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Easley v. Barksdale | 75 Va. 274 | 1881 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Carr v. Lewis Coal Co. | 15 Mo. App. 551 | 1884 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Hanchett v. Ives | 133 Ill. 332 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| McElroy v. Hiner | 133 Ill. 156 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Purdy v. Hall | 134 Ill. 298 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Carlton v. People | 150 Ill. 181 | 1894 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Shea v. Murphy | 164 Ill. 614 | 1897 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Succession of Anderson | 231 La. 195 | 1956 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Sparrow v. Sparrow | 231 La. 966 | 1957 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Succession of Smith | 182 La. 389 | 1935 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Taylor | 70 N.D. 201 | 1940 | 1 | North Dakota |