| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Jones | 48 Md. 391 | 1878 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Hamill v. Foute | 51 Md. 419 | 1879 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Weaver v. Leiman | 52 Md. 708 | 1880 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Inhabitants of Camden v. Inhabitants of Belgrade | 75 Me. 126 | 1883 | 1 | Maine | |
| Peet v. Peet | 52 Mich. 464 | 1884 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Lauderdale Peerage Claim | 17 Abb. N. Cas. 439 | 1885 | 1 | New York | |
| Hanawalt v. State | 64 Wis. 84 | 1885 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Waddingham v. Waddingham | 21 Mo. App. 609 | 1886 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Clark v. Bradstreet | 80 Me. 454 | 1888 | 1 | Maine | |
| Jenkins v. Jenkins | 83 Ga. 283 | 1889 | 1 | Georgia | |
| State v. Cooper | 103 Mo. 266 | 1890 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Thompson v. Nims | 83 Wis. 261 | 1892 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Hiss v. Weik | 78 Md. 439 | 1894 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Jackson v. Jackson | 80 Md. 176 | 1894 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Chapman v. Chapman | 88 Tex. 641 | 1895 | 1 | Texas | |
| Dupuy v. Roebuck | 7 Ala. 484 | 1845 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Moore v. Heineke | 119 Ala. 627 | 1898 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hooper v. McCaffery | 83 Ill. App. 341 | 1899 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Brady v. Shirley | 14 S.D. 447 | 1901 | 1 | South Dakota | |
| State v. Neel | 23 Utah 541 | 1901 | 1 | Utah |