| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane v. Eddy | 16 Wend. 523 | 1837 | 1 | New York | |
| Warner v. Stockwell | 9 Vt. 9 | 1837 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Clark v. Bigelow | 16 Me. 246 | 1839 | 1 | Maine | |
| Dezell v. Odell | 3 Hill & Den. 215 | 1842 | 1 | New York | |
| Fitts v. Brown | 20 N.H. 393 | 1845 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Crawford v. Wilson | 4 Barb. 504 | 1848 | 1 | New York | |
| Baca v. Anaya | 14 N.M. 382 | 1908 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Smith v. Mitchell | 6 Ga. 458 | 1849 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Thompson v. Blanchard | 4 N.Y. 303 | 1850 | 1 | New York | |
| Latham v. Westervelt | 16 Barb. 421 | 1853 | 1 | New York | |
| Emmons v. Dowe | 2 Wis. 322 | 1853 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Freeman v. Rawson | 5 Ohio St. 1 | 1855 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Wright v. Boynton | 37 N.H. 9 | 1858 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Califf v. Hillhouse | 3 Minn. 311 | 1859 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Birdsall v. Russell | 24 N.Y. Super. Ct. 538 | 1863 | 1 | New York | |
| Birdsall v. Russell | 29 N.Y. 220 | 1864 | 1 | New York | |
| Seabrook v. Hecker | 25 N.Y. Super. Ct. 291 | 1864 | 1 | New York | |
| Smith v. David | 168 Ga. 511 | 1929 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Moore v. Murdock | 26 Cal. 514 | 1864 | 1 | California | |
| Geary v. Simmons | 39 Cal. 224 | 1870 | 1 | California |