| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker v. Fales | 16 Mass. 147 | 1819 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Brooke v. Young | 24 Va. 106 | 1824 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ray v. Clemens | 33 Va. 600 | 1835 | 1 | Virginia | |
| White v. Clay's Ex'ors | 34 Va. 68 | 1836 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Snead v. Coleman | 48 Va. 300 | 1851 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Booth v. Kinsey | 49 Va. 560 | 1852 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Cocke v. Commonwealth | 54 Va. 750 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Taylor v. Taylor | 63 Pa. 481 | 1870 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Womack v. Circle | 70 Va. 192 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Williams v. Ewart | 29 W. Va. 659 | 1887 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| West Virginia Timber Co. v. Ferrell | 67 W. Va. 14 | 1910 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Echert v. Ferst | 1 Foster 329 | 1873 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Bordelon v. Brown | 84 So. 2d 867 | 1956 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Vredenbergh v. White | 1 Johns. Cas. 156 | 1799 | 1 | New York | |
| Bissell v. Hopkins | 3 Cow. 166 | 1824 | 1 | New York | |
| Wheeler v. Train | 20 Mass. 254 | 1825 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Land v. Jeffries | 26 Va. 598 | 1827 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Kitchell v. Bratton | 2 Ill. 300 | 1836 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Graves v. State | 134 Miss. 547 | 1924 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Doebler's Appeal | 64 Pa. 9 | 1870 | 1 | Pennsylvania |