| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr v. Carr | 63 Va. 168 | 1872 | 1 | Virginia | |
| James v. James | 58 N.H. 266 | 1878 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Latham v. Latham | 71 Va. 307 | 1878 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Crews v. Mooney | 74 Mo. 26 | 1881 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Stewart v. Stewart | 27 W. Va. 167 | 1885 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Allen v. Henderson | 49 Pa. 333 | 1865 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hinds v. Hinds | 80 Ala. 225 | 1885 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Briggs v. Briggs | 24 S.C. 377 | 1886 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Murray v. Murray | 84 Ala. 363 | 1887 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Edgerton v. Edgerton | 12 Mont. 122 | 1892 | 1 | Montana | |
| Kimble v. Kimble | 17 Wash. 75 | 1897 | 1 | Washington | |
| Sprague v. Sprague | 73 Minn. 474 | 1898 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Schonborn v. Schonborn | 27 Wash. 421 | 1902 | 1 | Washington | |
| Baier v. Baier | 91 Minn. 165 | 1903 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Kiser v. Kiser | 108 Va. 730 | 1908 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Stay v. Stay | 53 Wash. 534 | 1909 | 1 | Washington | |
| Amato v. Ermann | 47 La. Ann. 967 | 1895 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Chapman v. Parsons | 66 W. Va. 307 | 1909 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| W. H. Gallaspy's Sons Co. v. Massey | 99 Miss. 208 | 1911 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Lang v. Lang | 70 W. Va. 205 | 1912 | 1 | West Virginia |