| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky | 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Thompson v. Meek | 3 Sneed 271 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Brookshire v. Dubose | 55 N.C. 276 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Madre v. Saunders | 48 N.C. 1 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Farnsworth v. Arnold | 3 Sneed 252 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Cason v. Robson | 29 Miss. 97 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| McComb v. Gilkey | 29 Miss. 146 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Shiver v. Brock | 55 N.C. 137 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Carnes v. Apperson & Co. | 2 Sneed 562 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Hansell v. Bryan | 19 Ga. 167 | 1855 | 0 | Suprem Court of Georgia | |
| Thompson v. Young | 30 Miss. 17 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Dalton v. Murphy | 30 Miss. 59 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Moye v. Herndon | 30 Miss. 110 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Adams v. Guice | 30 Miss. 397 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Jenkins v. State | 30 Miss. 408 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Fotheree v. Lawrence | 30 Miss. 416 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Russ v. Wingate | 30 Miss. 440 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Roebuck v. Thornton | 19 Ga. 149 | 1855 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Moore v. Brooks | 53 Va. 135 | 1855 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or | 53 Va. 196 | 1855 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA |