| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyer v. Sweet | 4 Ill. 120 | 1841 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Magnusson v. Charleson | 9 Ill. App. 194 | 1881 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Gouwens v. Gouwens | 222 Ill. 223 | 1906 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Comer v. Comer | 119 Ill. 170 | 1886 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Chamberlain v. Williams | 62 Ill. App. 423 | 1896 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Spencer v. Otis | 96 Ill. 570 | 1880 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Ballance v. Samuel | 4 Ill. 380 | 1842 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Vahle v. Brackenseik | 145 Ill. 231 | 1893 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Carpenter v. Calvert | 4 Ill. App. 171 | 1879 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Guild v. Hull | 127 Ill. 523 | 1889 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Butler v. Butler | 161 Ill. 451 | 1896 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Roth v. Michalis | 125 Ill. 325 | 1888 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Otis v. Spencer | 102 Ill. 622 | 1882 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Callahan v. Hyland | 59 Ill. App. 347 | 1895 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Scammon v. Commercial Union Assurance Co. | 6 Ill. App. 551 | 1880 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Stevens v. Pratt | 101 Ill. 206 | 1881 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Geisen v. Heiderich | 104 Ill. 537 | 1882 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Keithley v. Wood | 151 Ill. 566 | 1894 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Taylor v. Feinberg | 383 Ill. App. 3d 992 | 2008 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Lehmann v. Rothbarth | 111 Ill. 185 | 1884 | 1 | Illinois |