| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal of Mendinhall | 124 Pa. 387 | 1889 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Lynn v. Lynn | 33 Ill. App. 299 | 1889 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Smith v. Nimocks | 94 N.C. 243 | 1886 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Dixon v. Ahern | 19 Nev. 422 | 1887 | 1 | Nevada | |
| Pickett v. Garrard | 131 N.C. 195 | 1902 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Williams | 139 Mo. 1 | 1897 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Dunn v. Dunn | 242 N.C. 234 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Young v. Young | 68 N.C. 309 | 1873 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bicknell v. Anderson | 1 Rec. Co. Ct. 195 | 1673 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Weaver v. Kirby | 186 N.C. 387 | 1923 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Lusk v. Clayton | 70 N.C. 184 | 1874 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Windscheffel v. Wright | 187 Kan. 678 | 1961 | 1 | Kansas | |
| Burwell v. Linthicum | 100 N.C. 145 | 1888 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Burnham-Hanna-Munger Dry Goods Co. v. Hill | 17 N.M. 347 | 1912 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| Martin v. Cook | 59 N.C. 199 | 1861 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Parker v. Richardson | 53 N.C. 452 | 1862 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Taylor v. Taylor | 9 R.I. 119 | 1868 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Kirby v. Boyette | 118 N.C. 244 | 1896 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Eames v. Armstrong | 142 N.C. 506 | 1906 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Balsley | 154 N.C. 61 | 1910 | 1 | North Carolina |