| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy v. Long | 170 F.2d 345 | 1948 | 1 | United States | |
| Norton v. Phelps | 54 Miss. 467 | 1877 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Garland v. Norman | 50 Miss. 238 | 1874 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Perea v. Harrison | 7 N.M. 666 | 1895 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Luke v. Kettenbach | 32 Idaho 191 | 1919 | 1 | Idaho | |
| Ladd v. Wiggin | 35 N.H. 421 | 1857 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Vail v. Drexel | 9 Ill. App. 439 | 1881 | 1 | Illinois | |
| State v. Smith | 43 Vt. 324 | 1871 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Lee v. State | 45 Miss. 114 | 1871 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Mulligan v. State | 47 Miss. 304 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Cook v. State | 57 Miss. 654 | 1880 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Smith v. State | 58 Miss. 867 | 1881 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hunt v. State | 61 Miss. 577 | 1884 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Fire Insurance v. State | 75 Miss. 24 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wait v. Commonwealth | 113 Ky. 821 | 1902 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Moore v. State | 290 So. 2d 603 | 1974 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| McCormick v. State | 377 So. 2d 1070 | 1979 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Faraga v. State | 514 So. 2d 295 | 1987 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Dehn v. Dehn | 170 Mich. 407 | 1912 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Lyons v. Bodenhamer | 7 Kan. 455 | 1871 | 1 | Kansas |