| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxbury v. French | 41 Mich. 7 | 1879 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Eskridge v. Eskridge | 51 Miss. 522 | 1875 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Lefevre v. Lefevre | 59 N.Y. 434 | 1875 | 1 | New York | |
| Bonard’s Will | 16 Abb. Pr. 128 | 1872 | 1 | New York | |
| In re Hastings | 6 Dem. Sur. 307 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| Hibbs v. Insurance Co. | 40 Ohio St. 543 | 1884 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Foster v. Clifford | 87 Ohio St. 294 | 1913 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Webb’s Appeal | 21 Pa. 248 | 1853 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Fosselman v. Elder | 1 Pennyp. 77 | 1881 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Estate of Wilkinson | 192 Pa. 127 | 1899 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Glenn v. Clark | 62 Va. 35 | 1871 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Klauber v. Biggerstaff | 47 Wis. 551 | 1879 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Moore v. Harper | 27 W. Va. 362 | 1886 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Wood v. Ward | 3 Shan. Cas. 58 | 1878 | 1 | United States | |
| Cropper v. Commonwealth | 41 Va. 842 | 1843 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hoy v. Varner | 100 Va. 600 | 1902 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Hunsicker v. Williston | 1 Monag. 585 | 1889 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Ableman v. Booth | 11 Wis. 498 | 1859 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Thompson v. Hebel | 4 Teiss. 289 | 1907 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Wertheimer v. Mayor of Boonville | 29 Mo. 254 | 1860 | 1 | Missouri |