| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClung v. Sieg | 54 W. Va. 467 | 1903 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Shanks v. Edmondson | 69 Va. 804 | 1877 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Glover v. Glover | 16 Ala. 440 | 1849 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Levering v. Levering | 16 Md. 213 | 1860 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Forrest v. Forrest | 21 N.Y. Super. Ct. 640 | 1861 | 1 | New York | |
| Cooper v. Cooper | 17 Mich. 205 | 1868 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Adams v. Adams | 100 Mass. 365 | 1868 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Carr v. Carr | 63 Va. 168 | 1872 | 1 | Virginia | |
| James v. James | 58 N.H. 266 | 1878 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Latham v. Latham | 71 Va. 307 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Crews v. Mooney | 74 Mo. 26 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Stewart v. Stewart | 27 W. Va. 167 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Allen v. Henderson | 49 Pa. 333 | 1865 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hinds v. Hinds | 80 Ala. 225 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Briggs v. Briggs | 24 S.C. 377 | 1886 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Murray v. Murray | 84 Ala. 363 | 1887 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Edgerton v. Edgerton | 12 Mont. 122 | 1892 | 1 | Montana | |
| Kimble v. Kimble | 17 Wash. 75 | 1897 | 1 | Washington | |
| Sprague v. Sprague | 73 Minn. 474 | 1898 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| McMullin v. McMullin | 123 Cal. 653 | 1899 | 1 | California |