| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burch v. Scott | 1 Bland 112 | 1824 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Barry v. Barry | 1 Md. Ch. 20 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| White v. White | 5 Gill 359 | 1847 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Thomas v. Gates | 31 F.2d 828 | 1929 | 1 | United States | |
| Smith v. Fox's Adm'r | 82 Va. 763 | 1887 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hampton v. Cantone | 6 Pelt. 306 | 1922 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Pfeltz v. Pfeltz | 1 Md. Ch. 455 | 1849 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Stewart v. Beard | 3 Md. Ch. 227 | 1852 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Calvert v. Williams | 10 Md. 478 | 1857 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Tabler v. Castle | 12 Md. 144 | 1858 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Phelps v. Stewart | 17 Md. 231 | 1861 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Lovejoy v. Irelan | 19 Md. 56 | 1862 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Hambleton v. McGee | 19 Md. 43 | 1862 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Whelan v. Cook | 29 Md. 1 | 1868 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Melins v. Horne | 29 Ga. 536 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Barnard v. State | 119 Ga. 436 | 1904 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Smith v. Rankin | 45 Kan. 176 | 1891 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Spear v. Rood | 51 Mich. 140 | 1883 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State ex rel. Anderson v. Soldiers Bonus Board | 162 Minn. 251 | 1925 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Doty v. Willson | 47 N.Y. 580 | 1872 | 1 | New York |