| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase v. Plummer | 17 Md. 165 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Trieber v. Blocher | 10 Md. 14 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| United States v. Rycraft | 27 F. Cas. 918 | 1824 | 0 | United States | |
| United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris | 26 F. Cas. 1318 | 1854 | 0 | United States | |
| Collier v. Collier | 30 Ind. 32 | 1868 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Bailey v. Cromwell | 4 Ill. 71 | 1841 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Boon v. Juliet | 2 Ill. 258 | 1836 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Smith v. Crandall | 20 Md. 482 | 1864 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Nance v. Howard | 1 Ill. 242 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Phœbe v. Jay | 1 Ill. 268 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Fanny v. Montgomery | 1 Ill. 247 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Barret v. Gaston | 1 Ill. 255 | 1828 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Bruce v. Leveringe | 23 Md. 288 | 1865 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Miller v. Duvall | 26 Md. 47 | 1866 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Mears v. Morrison | 1 Ill. 223 | 1827 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Seevers v. Hamilton | 6 Iowa 199 | 1858 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Daggs v. Frazer | 6 F. Cas. 1112 | 1849 | 0 | United States | |
| Wright v. Ross | 2 Greene 266 | 1849 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Crane v. Gough | 4 Md. 316 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Knorr v. Home Insurance | 25 Wis. 143 | 1869 | 0 | Wisconsin |