| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milner v. Rucker | 112 Ala. 360 | 1895 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Murphy v. Nilles | 62 Ill. App. 193 | 1896 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Newman v. Newman | 152 Mo. 398 | 1899 | 1 | Missouri | |
| McQueen v. Wilson | 131 Ala. 606 | 1901 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kidd v. Williams | 132 Ala. 140 | 1901 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Boddie v. Ward | 151 Ala. 198 | 1907 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Singo v. Brainard | 173 Ala. 64 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Coleman v. Coleman | 173 Ala. 282 | 1911 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gurley v. Robertson | 178 Ala. 326 | 1912 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Cranmer v. Lyon | 34 N.D. 357 | 1916 | 1 | North Dakota | |
| Tolley v. Hamilton | 206 Ala. 634 | 1921 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Johnston v. McCray | 122 Okla. 301 | 1927 | 1 | Oklahoma | |
| Woods v. Wright | 223 Ala. 173 | 1931 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Meeks v. Meeks | 245 Ala. 559 | 1944 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Armstrong v. Huffstutler | 19 Ala. 51 | 1851 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Doane v. Glenn | 1 Colo. 495 | 1872 | 1 | Colorado | |
| French v. Sale | 60 Miss. 516 | 1882 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hudmon Bros. v. DuBose | 85 Ala. 446 | 1888 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Oberne, Hosick & Co. v. Bunn | 39 Ill. App. 122 | 1891 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Steele v. Marsicano | 102 Cal. 666 | 1894 | 1 | California |