| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▼ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohanan v. Bohanan | 3 Ill. App. 502 | 1878 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Day v. Day | 84 N.C. 408 | 1881 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Appeal of Mendinhall | 124 Pa. 387 | 1889 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Lynn v. Lynn | 33 Ill. App. 299 | 1889 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Pickett v. Garrard | 131 N.C. 195 | 1902 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Williams | 139 Mo. 1 | 1897 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Dunn v. Dunn | 242 N.C. 234 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Young v. Young | 68 N.C. 309 | 1873 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Veal v. Veal | 140 La. 879 | 1917 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Weaver v. Kirby | 186 N.C. 387 | 1923 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Lusk v. Clayton | 70 N.C. 184 | 1874 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Burwell v. Linthicum | 100 N.C. 145 | 1888 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Burnham-Hanna-Munger Dry Goods Co. v. Hill | 17 N.M. 347 | 1912 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Martin v. Cook | 59 N.C. 199 | 1861 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Parker v. Richardson | 53 N.C. 452 | 1862 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Taylor v. Taylor | 9 R.I. 119 | 1868 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Kirby v. Boyette | 118 N.C. 244 | 1896 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Eames v. Armstrong | 142 N.C. 506 | 1906 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Balsley | 154 N.C. 61 | 1910 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Pritchard v. Williams | 175 N.C. 319 | 1918 | 1 | North Carolina |