| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick v. Jordon | 65 W. Va. 86 | 1909 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Cooper v. Cooper | 65 W. Va. 712 | 1909 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Berry v. Berry | 83 W. Va. 763 | 1919 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Farrar v. Goodwin | 98 W. Va. 215 | 1925 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Sponaugle v. Warner | 98 W. Va. 532 | 1925 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Pinkston v. Brewster, Solomon & Co. | 14 Ala. 315 | 1848 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Griffin v. Sheffield | 38 Miss. 359 | 1860 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Clarkson v. Clarkson | 18 Barb. 646 | 1855 | 1 | New York | |
| Goodrum v. State | 60 Ga. 509 | 1878 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Kelly v. Strouse & Bros. | 116 Ga. 872 | 1903 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Marshall v. Pierce | 136 Ga. 543 | 1911 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Chaney | 375 Md. 168 | 2003 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Proctor v. Bigelow | 38 Mich. 282 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Dunn v. Dunnaker | 87 Mo. 597 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Robinson v. Ware | 94 Mo. 678 | 1888 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ross v. Carr | 15 N.M. 17 | 1909 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| McDermid v. Bourhill | 101 Or. 305 | 1921 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Haring v. Shelton | 103 Tex. 10 | 1909 | 1 | Texas | |
| Beem v. Kimberly | 72 Wis. 343 | 1888 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Smith v. Wehrle | 41 W. Va. 270 | 1895 | 1 | West Virginia |