| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchum v. Dew | 47 Tenn. 532 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wilson v. Hinkley | 1 Kirby 199 | 1787 | 0 | Connecticut | |
| Thornton’s Case | 11 Ill. 332 | 1849 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Town of New Haven v. Town of Huntington | 22 Conn. 25 | 1852 | 0 | Connecticut | |
| Mitchell v. Wilson | 17 F. Cas. 524 | 1827 | 1 | United States | |
| Donnell v. State | 3 Ind. 480 | 1852 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Owens v. People | 13 Ill. 59 | 1851 | 0 | Illinois | |
| Cornelius v. Cohen | 1 Ill. 131 | 1825 | 0 | Illinois | |
| State v. Lasselle | 1 Blackf. 60 | 1820 | 0 | Indiana | |
| Maddox vs. Negroes Price | 17 Md. 413 | 1861 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Daggs v. Frazer | 6 F. Cas. 1112 | 1849 | 0 | United States | |
| Mathews v. Wade | 2 W. Va. 464 | 1868 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey | 2 W. Va. 326 | 1867 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Chambers v. People | 5 Ill. 351 | 1843 | 0 | Illinois | |
| United States v. Rycraft | 27 F. Cas. 918 | 1824 | 0 | United States | |
| Graham v. Graham | 4 W. Va. 320 | 1870 | 0 | West Virginia | |
| Anderson v. Poindexter | 6 Ohio St. 622 | 1856 | 0 | Ohio | |
| Tom v. Daily | 4 Ohio 336 | 1829 | 0 | Ohio | |
| In re Pattinson | 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 | 1807 | 0 | Michigan |