| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulgham v. State | 46 Ala. 143 | 1871 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kurtz v. Kurtz | 38 Ark. 119 | 1881 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Williams v. Hale | 71 Ala. 83 | 1881 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Burk v. Burk | 21 W. Va. 445 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Verner v. Verner | 64 Miss. 184 | 1886 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Richardson v. Stowe | 102 Mo. 33 | 1890 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Harding v. Harding | 40 Ill. App. 202 | 1891 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Harrington v. Johnson | 7 Colo. App. 483 | 1896 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Hall v. Harrington | 7 Colo. App. 474 | 1896 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Lang v. State | 84 Ala. 1 | 1887 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Howison v. Nicholson | 18 Ala. App. 504 | 1922 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Massey v. Stimmel | 5 Ohio N.P. 29 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Bennett ex rel. Wilson v. Bennett | 15 Okla. 286 | 1905 | 1 | Oklahoma | |
| Nathan v. St. John | 146 Ala. 596 | 1906 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kraus v. Torry | 146 Ala. 548 | 1906 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Ex parte Jones | 172 Ala. 186 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Pucket v. Pucket | 174 Ala. 315 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kendall v. Crenshaw | 116 Ark. 427 | 1915 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Jacobi v. Jacobi | 45 App. D.C. 442 | 1916 | 1 | District of Columbia | |
| Black v. Black | 199 Ala. 228 | 1917 | 1 | Alabama |