| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter v. Streator | 49 N.C. 62 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| West v. Sloan | 56 N.C. 102 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cooke v. Thornhill | 16 Tex. 177 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Kendrick v. Rice | 16 Tex. 254 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Kesler v. Robson | 16 Tex. 119 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Claiborne v. Tanner | 18 Tex. 68 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Sadler v. Sadler | 16 Ark. 628 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Cornish v. Keesee | 17 Ark. 391 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Arnold v. McNeill | 17 Ark. 179 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Hannah v. Carrington | 18 Ark. 85 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Hopkins v. Wright | 17 Tex. 30 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Raines v. Barker | 54 Va. 128 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Louis v. Richard | 12 La. Ann. 684 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Gautt v. Gautt | 12 La. Ann. 673 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Daniel v. Leitch | 54 Va. 195 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| State v. Jim | 48 N.C. 348 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bob v. State | 29 Ala. 20 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Taylor v. Yarbrough | 54 Va. 183 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Dunn v. Woodward | 11 La. Ann. 265 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Dick v. State | 30 Miss. 593 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi |