| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesides v. Russell | 8 Watts & Serg. 44 | 1844 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Stockton v. Copeland | 23 W. Va. 696 | 1884 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Moss v. McCall | 12 Ala. 630 | 1847 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Clarke v. Curtis | 38 Va. 559 | 1841 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Beaupied v. Jennings | 28 Mo. 254 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Payne v. Stone | 15 Miss. 367 | 1846 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hassard v. Rowe | 11 Barb. 22 | 1851 | 1 | New York | |
| Wright v. Comley | 14 Ill. App. 551 | 1884 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Cheney v. Roodhouse | 135 Ill. 257 | 1890 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Baxter v. Moore | 32 Va. 219 | 1834 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Satcher v. Radesich | 153 La. 468 | 1923 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Hickman v. Painter | 11 W. Va. 386 | 1877 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Lyttle v. Cozad | 21 W. Va. 183 | 1882 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hunter v. Haynes' Lessee | 1 Va. 71 | 1792 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State ex rel. Haines v. Tolson | 73 Mo. 320 | 1880 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Matilda v. Mason | 16 F. Cas. 1106 | 1822 | 1 | United States | |
| Allen v. Smith | 28 Va. 231 | 1829 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Butler v. Duvall | 4 F. Cas. 901 | 1831 | 1 | United States | |
| Keys v. M'Fatridge | 20 Va. 18 | 1817 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Norvell v. Camm | 23 Va. 68 | 1823 | 1 | Virginia |