| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Rycraft | 27 F. Cas. 918 | 1824 | 0 | United States | |
| Flack v. Cunningham | 1 Blackf. 107 | 1820 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Wright v. Ross | 2 Greene 266 | 1849 | 0 | Iowa | |
| State v. Lasselle | 1 Blackf. 60 | 1820 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Beacroft v. Strawn | 67 Ill. 28 | 1873 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Roundtree v. Baker | 52 Ill. 241 | 1869 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Bailey v. Cromwell | 4 Ill. 71 | 1841 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Graham v. Graham | 4 W. Va. 320 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Boon v. Juliet | 2 Ill. 258 | 1836 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Butler’s Adm’r v. Hughes | 35 Ga. 200 | 1866 | 0 | Personal Property issue | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Green v. Vardiman | 2 Blackf. 324 | 1830 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Thornton’s Case | 11 Ill. 332 | 1849 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Walter & Smith v. Hoffman & Johnson | 2 D.C. 651 | 1826 | 0 | Parol Evidence | United States |
| Tom v. Daily | 4 Ohio 336 | 1829 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Browning v. Headley | 41 Va. 340 | 1843 | 0 | Suit in equity | SC of Appeals VA |
| Wilkes v. Hughes | 37 Ga. 361 | 1867 | 0 | Contract dispute between a former slave and his master. Ben argued that he was not a slave at the time he worked for Angus Hughes. | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Nelson v. People | 33 Ill. 390 | 1864 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Thompson v. Updegraff | 3 W. Va. 629 | 1869 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Freeman v. Robinson | 7 Ind. 321 | 1855 | 1 | Indiana |