| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coberly v. Earle | 60 W. Va. 295 | 1906 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Bradford v. Leake | 124 Tenn. 312 | 1910 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Williams v. Norton | 126 Ark. 503 | 1917 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Ruffner v. Broun | 83 W. Va. 689 | 1919 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Runyon v. Mills | 86 W. Va. 388 | 1920 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Moore v. Avery | 146 Ark. 193 | 1920 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Jones v. Brown | 151 Va. 622 | 1928 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ball v. Ball | 136 W. Va. 852 | 1952 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Bradshaw v. Pennington | 225 Ark. 410 | 1955 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Hodges v. Harkleroad | 74 Ark. 343 | 1905 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Holloway v. Holloway | 86 Ga. 576 | 1891 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Drury v. Drury | 271 Ill. 336 | 1915 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Ward v. Cooper | 69 Miss. 789 | 1892 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Franklin v. Franklin | 91 Tenn. 119 | 1892 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Blass v. Helms | 93 Tenn. 166 | 1893 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Smith v. Smith | 108 Tenn. 21 | 1901 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Conlon v. Douglas | 362 Mich. 47 | 1960 | 1 | Michigan | |
| In re Estate of Virginia Norment Potts | 34 Va. Cir. 520 | 1975 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hough v. Shreeve | 18 Va. 490 | 1815 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Singleton v. Lewis | 20 Va. 397 | 1819 | 1 | Virginia |