| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFarland v. Bishop | 282 Mo. 534 | 1920 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Blakely v. Patrick | 67 N.C. 40 | 1872 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Croteau | 23 Vt. 14 | 1849 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Ramsay v. Woodard | 48 N.C. 508 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Chalk v. Trader's National Bank | 87 N.C. 200 | 1882 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Sower's v. Weaver | 84 Pa. 262 | 1877 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Collins v. Collins | 2 Grant 117 | 1854 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Poorman v. Kilgore | 26 Pa. 365 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Shellhammer v. Ashbaugh | 83 Pa. 24 | 1877 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Gudger v. Penland | 108 N.C. 593 | 1891 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Gattis v. Kilgo | 128 N.C. 402 | 1901 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Southard v. Morris | 14 Ohio N.P. (n.s.) 465 | 1913 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Coll v. Gandía | 29 P.R. Dec. 999 | 1921 | 1 | Puerto Rico | |
| Coll v. Gandía | 29 P.R. 933 | 1921 | 1 | Puerto Rico | |
| Wall v. Blalock | 245 N.C. 232 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Manley v. Manley | 238 Pa. Super. 296 | 1976 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| McMunn v. Upperman | 83 Pa. D. & C.4th 103 | 2006 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Peters v. Light | 76 Pa. 289 | 1874 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Roberts v. Roberts | 140 Ill. 345 | 1892 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Brewer v. Tysor | 48 N.C. 180 | 1855 | 1 | North Carolina |