| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison v. Eborn | 56 N.C. 228 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| May v. May | 7 Fla. 207 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL | |
| Spencer v. Spencer | 56 N.C. 404 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Homesley v. Hogue | 49 N.C. 481 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Harriet | 49 N.C. 264 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Robbins v. Windly | 56 N.C. 286 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Fleming v. McKesson | 56 N.C. 316 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Ex parte Howard | 30 Ala. 43 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McLean v. Waddill | 50 N.C. 137 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Devane v. Larkins | 56 N.C. 377 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Biscoe v. Royston | 18 Ark. 508 | 1857 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Hammond v. Candler | 22 Ga. 281 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Drane v. Beall | 21 Ga. 21 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Fox v. Matthews | 33 Miss. 433 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Olive v. Walton | 33 Miss. 103 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Bass v. Heard | 33 Miss. 131 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Blair v. Reid | 20 Tex. 310 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Norwood v. Cobb | 20 Tex. 588 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Cronin v. Gay | 20 Tex. 460 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wynn v. Garland | 19 Ark. 23 | 1857 | 0 | Arkansas |