| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings v. Jennings | 251 Ala. 73 | 1948 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Summers v. Summers | 69 Nev. 83 | 1952 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Thornton v. Thornton | 272 Ala. 4 | 1961 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Lorillard v. Lorillard | 272 Ala. 380 | 1961 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Maddox v. Maddox | 276 Ala. 197 | 1964 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Diaz v. Chapman | 373 So. 2d 339 | 1979 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Marshall v. Marshall | 4 Thomp. & Cook 449 | 1874 | 1 | New York | |
| Thorp v. Thorp | 47 N.Y. Super. Ct. 80 | 1881 | 1 | New York | |
| Crawford v. State | 73 Miss. 172 | 1895 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Willey v. Willey | 22 Wash. 115 | 1900 | 1 | Washington | |
| Lanham v. Lanham | 136 Wis. 360 | 1908 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Boyles v. Wallace | 208 Ala. 213 | 1922 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. Goldsmith | 223 Ala. 155 | 1931 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Brand v. State | 30 Ala. App. 322 | 1941 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Taylor v. B. Bank at Huntsville | 14 Ala. 633 | 1848 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ex parte Haralson & Co. | 75 Ala. 543 | 1883 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Phillips v. Langston | 17 Ala. App. 572 | 1920 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dunn v. Dunn | 8 Ala. 784 | 1845 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Desha v. Smith | 20 Ala. 747 | 1852 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Travis v. Frierson | 36 Ala. 720 | 1860 | 1 | Alabama |