| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggen v. Investment Co. | 31 Or. 35 | 1897 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Bradley v. Ely | 24 Ind. App. 2 | 1900 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Bowman v. Pettit | 68 Ark. 126 | 1900 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Very v. Levy | 54 U.S. 345 | 1851 | 1 | United States | |
| Schwartz v. Stock | 26 Nev. 128 | 1901 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Donald v. Guy | 127 F. 228 | 1903 | 1 | United States | |
| People's National Bank v. Wilcox | 136 Mich. 567 | 1904 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Guy v. Donald | 203 U.S. 399 | 1906 | 1 | United States | |
| Roberts v. Nunn | 169 S.W. 1086 | 1914 | 1 | Texas | |
| Phillips v. Mantle | 136 Ark. 338 | 1918 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Clark v. Manning | 4 Ill. App. 649 | 1879 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Fosher v. Guilliams | 120 Ind. 172 | 1889 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Liggett v. Weed | 7 Kan. 273 | 1871 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Seibert v. True | 8 Kan. 52 | 1871 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Eldridge v. May | 129 Me. 112 | 1930 | 1 | Maine | |
| Shevlin v. Shevlin | 96 Minn. 398 | 1905 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Sweet v. Jeffries | 48 Mo. 279 | 1871 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Akin v. Kellogg | 46 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 252 | 1886 | 1 | New York | |
| Akin v. Kellogg | 119 N.Y. 441 | 1890 | 1 | New York | |
| Knight v. Jones | 93 S.C. 376 | 1913 | 1 | South Carolina |