| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler v. Campbell | 12 Cal. App. 707 | 1910 | Trusts and Estates | California | |
| O'Neill v. General Film Co. | 157 N.Y.S. 1028 | 1916 | Contracts & Intellectual Property | New York | |
| State v. Emmons | 2 N.J.L. 11 | 1806 | Recovery for freedom | New Jersey | |
| Gilkey v. Peeler | 22 Tex. 663 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Becton v. Alexander | 27 Tex. 659 | 1864 | 1 | Texas | |
| Thompson v. Thompson | 5 W. Va. 190 | 1872 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Arnold v. Booth | 14 Wis. 180 | 1861 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Becht v. Martin | 37 Tex. 719 | 1873 | 1 | Texas | |
| In re Perkins | 2 Cal. 424 | 1852 | 1 | California | |
| Nichols v. Gordon | 25 Supp. Tex. 109 | 1860 | 1 | Texas | |
| Kendrick v. Taylor | 27 Tex. 695 | 1864 | 1 | Texas | |
| Walton v. Cottingham | 30 Tex. 772 | 1868 | 1 | Texas | |
| Fitzpatrick v. Pope | 39 Tex. 314 | 1873 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ableman v. Booth | 11 Wis. 498 | 1859 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Donnell v. State | 3 Ind. 480 | 1852 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Paschal v. Acklin | 27 Tex. 173 | 1863 | 1 | Texas | |
| Reeves v. Bass | 39 Tex. 618 | 1873 | 1 | Texas | |
| In re Booth | 3 Wis. 1 | 1854 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Freeman v. Robinson | 7 Ind. 321 | 1855 | 1 | Indiana |