| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summers v. Bean | 54 Va. 404 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Mangham v. Cox & Waring | 29 Ala. 81 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hall v. Dickey | 32 Miss. 208 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Patton v. Hamner | 28 Ala. 618 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Walker v. Fenner | 28 Ala. 367 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Henderson v. Segars | 28 Ala. 352 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Wells v. Bransford | 28 Ala. 200 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Walker v. Smith | 28 Ala. 569 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Judson v. Hertz | 11 La. Ann. 715 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Haughton v. Benbury | 55 N.C. 337 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hooper v. Moore | 48 N.C. 428 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Patrick | 48 N.C. 443 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lashley v. Lashley | 48 N.C. 414 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bell v. Walker | 48 N.C. 320 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Davis v. Cotten | 55 N.C. 430 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Drew v. Clemmons | 55 N.C. 312 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McNeill v. Arnold | 17 Ark. 154 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Ingram v. Ingram | 49 N.C. 188 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barnawell v. Threadgill | 56 N.C. 50 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Daughtry v. Boothe | 49 N.C. 87 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina |