| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart v. Baxter | 47 Mich. 198 | 1881 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Hamilton v. Hamilton | 37 Mich. 603 | 1877 | 1 | Michigan | |
| People v. Macard | 73 Mich. 15 | 1888 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Estelle v. Peacock | 48 Mich. 469 | 1882 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Vary v. Shea | 36 Mich. 388 | 1877 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Fish ex rel. Smith v. Barbour | 43 Mich. 19 | 1880 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Swift v. Plessner | 39 Mich. 178 | 1878 | 1 | Michigan | |
| People v. Cellura | 288 Mich. 54 | 1939 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Aikin v. Weckerly | 19 Mich. 482 | 1870 | 1 | Michigan | |
| McGovern v. Bennett | 146 Mich. 558 | 1906 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Swetland v. Swetland | 3 Mich. 482 | 1855 | 1 | Michigan | |
| People v. Lambert | 5 Mich. 349 | 1858 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Savercool v. Farwell | 17 Mich. 308 | 1868 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Gray v. Barton | 62 Mich. 186 | 1886 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Dixon v. Hill | 5 Mich. 404 | 1858 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Stuyvesant v. Wilcox | 92 Mich. 228 | 1892 | 1 | Michigan | |
| People v. Farrell | 137 Mich. 127 | 1904 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Henderson v. Sherman | 47 Mich. 267 | 1882 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Gray v. Gibson | 6 Mich. 300 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Jones v. Phelps | 5 Mich. 218 | 1858 | 1 | Michigan |