| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley v. Peterson | 25 Wis. 621 | 1870 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| State v. Ferguson | 67 N.C. 219 | 1872 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Gleason | 32 Kan. 245 | 1884 | 1 | Kansas | |
| In re Boulter | 5 Wyo. 329 | 1895 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Fronce v. Nichols | 12 Ohio Cir. Dec. 472 | 1901 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Reichman v. Harris | 252 F. 371 | 1918 | 1 | United States | |
| State v. Peterson | 27 Wyo. 185 | 1920 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Wolf v. Colorado | 338 U.S. 25 | 1949 | 1 | United States | |
| Halliburton v. Carson | 100 N.C. 99 | 1888 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Malcomson v. Wappoo Mills | 100 F. 805 | 1900 | 1 | United States | |
| Scott v. Penn | 68 Ark. 492 | 1900 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Rhodes v. Cannon | 112 Ark. 6 | 1914 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Smith v. Austin | 9 Mich. 465 | 1862 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Caldwell v. Blackwood | 54 N.C. 274 | 1854 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Webber v. Taylor | 58 N.C. 36 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Cole v. Covington | 86 N.C. 295 | 1882 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wyman v. Woodbury | 66 N.Y. St. Rep. 845 | 1895 | 1 | New York | |
| Wyman v. Woodbury | 33 N.Y.S. 217 | 1895 | 1 | New York | |
| Allen v. Cameron | 181 N.C. 120 | 1921 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Williams v. Best | 195 N.C. 324 | 1928 | 1 | North Carolina |