| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark v. Bradstreet | 80 Me. 454 | 1888 | 1 | Maine | |
| Jenkins v. Jenkins | 83 Ga. 283 | 1889 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Cooper | 103 Mo. 266 | 1890 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Thompson v. Nims | 83 Wis. 261 | 1892 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Hiss v. Weik | 78 Md. 439 | 1894 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Jackson v. Jackson | 80 Md. 176 | 1894 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Chapman v. Chapman | 88 Tex. 641 | 1895 | 1 | Texas | |
| Dupuy v. Roebuck | 7 Ala. 484 | 1845 | 1 | Alabama | |
| In re Estate of James | 3 Coffey 130 | 1897 | 1 | California | |
| Moore v. Heineke | 119 Ala. 627 | 1898 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hooper v. McCaffery | 83 Ill. App. 341 | 1899 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Brady v. Shirley | 14 S.D. 447 | 1901 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| State v. Neel | 23 Utah 541 | 1901 | 1 | Utah | |
| Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. v. Thorndike | 24 R.I. 105 | 1902 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Brady v. Shirley | 18 S.D. 608 | 1904 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| McCalman v. State | 121 Ga. 491 | 1904 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Danforth | 73 N.H. 215 | 1905 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Travers v. Reinhardt | 25 App. D.C. 567 | 1905 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Moss v. United States | 29 App. D.C. 188 | 1907 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Land v. State | 84 Ark. 199 | 1907 | 1 | Arkansas |