| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehill v. Thiess | 161 Md. 657 | 1932 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Sears v. Childs | 309 Mass. 337 | 1941 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Hebden v. Keim | 196 Md. 45 | 1950 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Liddon v. Hodnett | 22 Fla. 442 | 1886 | 1 | Florida | |
| Milner v. Gatlin | 139 Ga. 109 | 1912 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Coker v. Gay | 154 Ga. 337 | 1922 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Brandon v. Brandon | 154 Ga. 661 | 1922 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Lewis | 173 Iowa 643 | 1915 | 1 | Iowa | |
| State v. Beard | 6 Idaho 614 | 1899 | 1 | Idaho | |
| In re Stockman | 71 Mich. 180 | 1888 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Smith | 80 Mo. 516 | 1883 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Bouldin v. Miller | 87 Tex. 359 | 1894 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. LaVine | 68 Wash. 2d 83 | 1966 | 1 | Washington | |
| Pfennig v. Griffith | 29 Wis. 618 | 1872 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Webster v. Le Compte | 74 Md. 249 | 1891 | 1 | Maryland | |
| St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Brown | 67 Ark. 295 | 1899 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Bolgiano v. Cooke | 19 Md. 375 | 1863 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Hawkins v. Chapman | 36 Md. 83 | 1872 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Woodwine v. Woodrum | 19 W. Va. 67 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Knapp v. Hanford | 6 Conn. 170 | 1826 | 1 | Connecticut |