| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush v. Bush | 87 Mo. 480 | 1885 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Seebrock v. Fedawa | 30 Neb. 424 | 1890 | 1 | Nebraska | |
| McLaughlin v. McDevitt | 63 N.Y. 213 | 1875 | 1 | New York | |
| Miller v. White | 5 Redf. 320 | 1881 | 1 | New York | |
| Brown v. Mitchell | 88 Tex. 350 | 1895 | 1 | Texas | |
| Yanke v. State | 51 Wis. 464 | 1881 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Noyes v. Vickers | 39 W. Va. 30 | 1894 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Grobe v. Roup | 46 W. Va. 488 | 1899 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hoge v. Fisher | 12 F. Cas. 314 | 1815 | 1 | United States | |
| Harrison v. Rowan | 11 F. Cas. 658 | 1820 | 1 | United States | |
| Sailor v. Hertzog | 4 Whart. 259 | 1839 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Samory v. Montgomery | 19 La. Ann. 333 | 1867 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Mitchell v. Mitchell | 3 Md. Ch. 71 | 1852 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Mitchell v. Mitchell | 10 Md. 234 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Cooke v. Brice | 20 Md. 397 | 1863 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Basshor v. Forbes | 36 Md. 154 | 1872 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Follansbee v. Follansbee | 7 App. D.C. 282 | 1895 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| McFarlan v. People | 13 Ill. 9 | 1851 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Johns v. Reardon | 11 Md. 465 | 1857 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Orange Belt Auto Line v. Harford | 91 Fla. 1011 | 1926 | 1 | Florida |