| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich v. Aldrich | 215 Mass. 164 | 1913 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Sheehan v. Kearney | 82 Miss. 688 | 1903 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stevens v. Stevens | 72 N.H. 360 | 1903 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| In re Roeder's Estate | 44 N.M. 429 | 1940 | 1 | New Mexico | |
| In re the Probate of the Last Will of Marsh | 9 N.Y. St. Rep. 441 | 1887 | 1 | New York | |
| In re Cosgrove's Will | 65 N.Y.S. 570 | 1900 | 1 | New York | |
| Behrens v. Behrens | 47 Ohio St. 323 | 1890 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Coghlin v. Coghlin | 19 Ohio C.C. Dec. 251 | 1907 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Coghlin v. Coghlin | 79 Ohio St. 71 | 1908 | 1 | Ohio | |
| McElroy v. Phink | 97 Tex. 147 | 1903 | 1 | Texas | |
| Compton v. Dannenbauer | 120 Tex. 14 | 1931 | 1 | Texas | |
| In re Valentine's Will | 93 Wis. 45 | 1896 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Southworth v. Adams | 22 F. Cas. 837 | 1882 | 1 | United States | |
| Throckmorton v. Holt | 180 U.S. 552 | 1901 | 1 | United States | |
| Savoy v. Savoy | 220 F.2d 364 | 1954 | 1 | United States | |
| Window v. Stewart | 48 W. Va. 488 | 1900 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Heffner v. Miller | 16 Va. 43 | 1811 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Woodworth v. Morris | 56 Barb. 97 | 1870 | 1 | New York | |
| Earp v. Boothe | 65 Va. 368 | 1874 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Kerting v. Hilton | 51 Ill. App. 437 | 1894 | 1 | Illinois |