| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Taylor | 255 N.C. 122 | 1961 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Clarke v. Clarke | 253 N.C. 156 | 1960 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Parker v. Parker | 252 N.C. 399 | 1960 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Cole v. Cole | 229 N.C. 757 | 1949 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Robinson v. Robinson | 227 N.C. 155 | 1947 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Beam v. Gilkey | 225 N.C. 520 | 1945 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Sharpe v. Carson | 204 N.C. 513 | 1933 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ex parte Cooper | 136 N.C. 130 | 1904 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hoskins v. May | 213 N.C. 795 | 1938 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Roane v. Robinson | 189 N.C. 628 | 1925 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Greene v. Lyles | 187 N.C. 422 | 1924 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Springs v. Springs | 182 N.C. 484 | 1921 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Carter v. Strickland | 165 N.C. 69 | 1914 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Patton v. Patton | 55 N.C. 494 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McKnight v. Wilson | 55 N.C. 491 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Simpson v. Morris | 48 N.C. 411 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Phillips v. Murphy | 49 N.C. 45 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gwynn v. Setzer | 48 N.C. 382 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Moye v. Beaman | 48 N.C. 140 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Matthis v. Matthis | 48 N.C. 132 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina |