| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouwens v. Gouwens | 222 Ill. 223 | 1906 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Ross v. Ross | 47 Mich. 185 | 1881 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Rose v. Rose | 53 Mich. 585 | 1884 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Macomb Sewer-Pipe Co. v. Hanley | 61 Minn. 350 | 1895 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Adams v. Adams | 49 Mo. App. 592 | 1892 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ruff v. Doty | 26 S.C. 173 | 1887 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Philipowski v. Spencer | 63 Tex. 604 | 1885 | 1 | Texas | |
| Arey v. Arey | 22 Wash. 261 | 1900 | 1 | Washington | |
| Williams v. Williams | 63 Wis. 58 | 1885 | 1 | Wisconsin | |
| Switzer v. Switzer | 167 Va. 193 | 1936 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Parks v. Wiltbank | 177 Va. 461 | 1941 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Drewry v. Doyle | 179 Va. 715 | 1942 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Henderson v. Forrest | 184 N.C. 230 | 1922 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nave v. Berry | 22 Ala. 382 | 1853 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Baring v. Fanning | 2 F. Cas. 791 | 1826 | 1 | United States | |
| Noyes' Ex'x v. Humphreys | 52 Va. 636 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Fox v. Pruden | 3 Daly (N.Y.) 187 | 1870 | 1 | New York | |
| Parsons v. Woodward | 73 Ala. 348 | 1882 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Carney v. Rease | 60 W. Va. 676 | 1906 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Cushman v. Cushman | 102 N.Y.S. 258 | 1907 | 1 | New York |