| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buel v. Pumphrey | 2 Md. 261 | 1852 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Johnson v. Johnson | 53 Tenn. 240 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Vance v. Cooper | 49 Tenn. 93 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| McLean v. Houston | 49 Tenn. 37 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Clevenger v. Clevenger | 48 Tenn. 104 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Bedford v. Williams | 45 Tenn. 202 | 1867 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Giltner v. Gorham | 10 F. Cas. 424 | 1848 | 0 | United States | |
| Kinney v. Cook | 4 Ill. 232 | 1841 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Cornelius v. Cohen | 1 Ill. 131 | 1825 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Anderson v. Poindexter | 6 Ohio St. 622 | 1856 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Mundorff v. Kilbourn | 4 Md. 459 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Clements v. Smith | 9 Gill 156 | 1850 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Garner v. Smith | 7 Gill 1 | 1848 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Chambers v. People | 5 Ill. 351 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Sarah v. Borders | 5 Ill. 341 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Tom v. Daily | 4 Ohio 336 | 1829 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Eells v. People | 5 Ill. 497 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Crawford v. Blackburn | 19 Md. 40 | 1862 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Scaggs v. Baltimore & Washington Rail Road | 10 Md. 268 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ringgold v. Barley | 5 Md. 186 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland |