| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippi v. Philippi | 61 Ala. 41 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Greenlees v. Greenlees | 62 Ala. 330 | 1878 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Holt v. Agnew | 67 Ala. 360 | 1880 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Goodger v. Finn | 10 Mo. App. 226 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Rock v. Haas | 110 Ill. 528 | 1884 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Comer v. Hart | 79 Ala. 389 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Eatman v. Eatman | 82 Ala. 223 | 1886 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Noble's Adm'r v. Moses Bros. | 81 Ala. 530 | 1886 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bullock v. Tuttle | 90 Ala. 435 | 1890 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Milner v. Rucker | 112 Ala. 360 | 1895 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Murphy v. Nilles | 62 Ill. App. 193 | 1896 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Newman v. Newman | 152 Mo. 398 | 1899 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McQueen v. Wilson | 131 Ala. 606 | 1901 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kidd v. Williams | 132 Ala. 140 | 1901 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Boddie v. Ward | 151 Ala. 198 | 1907 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Singo v. Brainard | 173 Ala. 64 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Coleman v. Coleman | 173 Ala. 282 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gurley v. Robertson | 178 Ala. 326 | 1912 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Cranmer v. Lyon | 34 N.D. 357 | 1916 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| Tolley v. Hamilton | 206 Ala. 634 | 1921 | 1 | Alabama |