| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaiden v. Hawkins | 59 Miss. 406 | 1882 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wetherell v. Gorman | 73 N.C. 380 | 1875 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Staples v. D'Wolf | 8 R.I. 74 | 1864 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Fountain County Coal & Mining Co. v. Beckleheimer | 102 Ind. 76 | 1885 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Tyson v. Tyson | 100 N.C. 360 | 1888 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Conger v. Lowe | 124 Ind. 368 | 1890 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Wheeler v. Knupp | 203 N.W.2d 213 | 1972 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Wyche v. Wyche | 85 N.C. 96 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Tisdale | 145 N.C. 422 | 1907 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Fletcher v. State | 2 Okla. Crim. 300 | 1909 | 1 | Oklahoma | |
| Polk v. Gallant | 22 N.C. 395 | 1839 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Tomlinson v. Blackburn | 37 N.C. 509 | 1843 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Irwin v. Davidson | 38 N.C. 311 | 1844 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Vannoy v. Martin | 41 N.C. 169 | 1849 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Parker v. Pierce | 16 Iowa 227 | 1864 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Carr v. Fearington | 63 N.C. 560 | 1869 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Riley v. Martinelli | 97 Cal. 575 | 1893 | 1 | California | |
| Williams v. Lewis | 158 N.C. 571 | 1912 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Rich v. Marsh | 39 N.C. 396 | 1846 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Cheek v. Watson | 85 N.C. 195 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina |