| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate of Marshall | 138 Pa. 285 | 1890 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Langley v. Langley | 18 R.I. 618 | 1894 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Will of Ladd | 60 Wis. 187 | 1884 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Barker v. Hinton | 62 W. Va. 639 | 1907 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Neer v. Cowhick | 4 Wyo. 49 | 1892 | 1 | Wyoming | |
| Anderson v. Gailey | 33 F.2d 589 | 1929 | 1 | United States | |
| Dowell v. United States | 86 F.2d 120 | 1936 | 1 | United States | |
| Seguine v. Seguine | 2 Barb. 385 | 1848 | 1 | New York | |
| Rosser v. Franklin | 47 Va. 1 | 1849 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Sturdivant v. Birchett | 51 Va. 67 | 1853 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Early v. Preston | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 228 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hall v. Windsor Savings Bank | 97 Vt. 125 | 1923 | 1 | Vermont | |
| Allaire v. Allaire | 37 N.J.L. 312 | 1875 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Purcell v. Purcell | 14 Va. 507 | 1810 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Cheatham v. Hatcher | 71 Va. 56 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Haynes v. Haynes | 33 Ohio St. 598 | 1878 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Webb v. Dye | 18 W. Va. 376 | 1881 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Hopf v. State | 72 Tex. 281 | 1888 | 1 | Texas | |
| McFadyen v. Rose | 121 Cal. 405 | 1898 | 1 | California | |
| Woodruff v. Hundley | 127 Ala. 640 | 1900 | 1 | Alabama |