| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collier v. Collier | 30 Ind. 32 | 1868 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Tom v. Daily | 4 Ohio 336 | 1829 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Meehan v. Newton | No. 2011-UP-325, 2011 WL 11734950, at *1 (S.C. Ct. App. June 27, 2011) | 2011 | 2 | South Carolina | |
| Nelson v. People | 33 Ill. 390 | 1864 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Hone v. Ammons | 14 Ill. 29 | 1852 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Farrell v. Patterson | 43 Ill. 52 | 1867 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Owens v. People | 13 Ill. 59 | 1851 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Eells v. People | 5 Ill. 497 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Nance v. Howard | 1 Ill. 242 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Mears v. Morrison | 1 Ill. 223 | 1827 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Seevers v. Hamilton | 6 Iowa 199 | 1858 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Jarrot v. Jarrot | 7 Ill. 1 | 1845 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Williams v. Jarrot | 6 Ill. 120 | 1844 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Chambers v. People | 5 Ill. 351 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Graves v. State | 1 Ind. 368 | 1849 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Graham v. Graham | 4 W. Va. 320 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Thornton’s Case | 11 Ill. 332 | 1849 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Freeman v. Robinson | 7 Ind. 321 | 1855 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Maddox vs. Negroes Price | 17 Md. 413 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Whelan v. Reilly | 5 W. Va. 356 | 1872 | 1 | West Virginia |