| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNamee v. Minke | 49 Md. 122 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Willard v. Dow | 54 Vt. 188 | 1881 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Howe v. Chesley | 56 Vt. 727 | 1883 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Palmer v. Kingsford | 112 N.Y. 337 | 1889 | 1 | New York | |
| Brendel v. Zion Church | 71 Md. 83 | 1889 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Orem Fruit & Produce Co. v. Northern Central Railway Co. | 106 Md. 1 | 1907 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Bittinger v. Kasten | 111 Ill. 260 | 1884 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Dillman v. Nadelhoffer | 56 Ill. App. 517 | 1894 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Pfirshing v. Peterson | 98 Ill. App. 70 | 1901 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Keeler v. Templeton | 164 Misc. 113 | 1937 | 1 | New York | |
| Harris v. Sweeney | 170 Ohio St. 151 | 1959 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Nunn v. Smith | 194 S.W. 406 | 1917 | 1 | Texas | |
| Fontaine v. McNab | 154 U.S. 652 | 1880 | 1 | United States | |
| In re Hammett | 286 F. 392 | 1923 | 1 | United States | |
| Allen v. Massey | 1 F. Cas. 504 | 1870 | 1 | United States | |
| Dowell v. Applegate | 15 F. 419 | 1883 | 1 | United States | |
| Davis v. Slater | 383 Md. 599 | 2004 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Crothers v. Crothers | 121 Md. 114 | 1913 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Murray v. Hurst | 163 Md. 481 | 1932 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Dermer v. Faunce | 187 Md. 610 | 1947 | 1 | Maryland |