| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson v. Hurley | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 258 | 1876 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Gamble v. Dabney | 20 Tex. 69 | 1857 | 1 | Will & trust | Texas |
| Marling v. Marling | 9 W. Va. 79 | 1876 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Queen v. Hepburn | 11 U.S. 290 | 1813 | 1 | United States | |
| Marguerite v. Chouteau | 2 Mo. 59 | 1828 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Green v. Banks | 24 Tex. 508 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Steele v. Thompson | 14 Serg. & Rawle 84 | 1826 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Brackett v. Leighton | 7 Me. 383 | 1831 | 1 | Maine | |
| Smith v. Berry | 8 Ohio 365 | 1838 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Fawver v. Fawver | 47 Va. 236 | 1849 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Schriver v. Meyer | 19 Pa. 87 | 1852 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Dennett v. Dennett | 40 N.H. 498 | 1860 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Reed v. Smith | 125 Cal. 491 | 1899 | 1 | California | |
| New v. LeHardy | 46 Ga. 616 | 1872 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Bayer v. Cockerill | 3 Kan. 282 | 1865 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Hutton v. Cuthbert | 51 Mich. 229 | 1883 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State ex rel. Bothrick v. Potter | 63 Mo. 212 | 1876 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Gathings v. State | 44 Miss. 343 | 1870 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Gathings v. State | 2 Mor. St. Cas. 1688 | 1872 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Moore v. Gencorp, Inc. | 633 So. 2d 1268 | 1994 | 1 | Louisiana |