| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull v. Commonwealth | 55 Va. 613 | 1857 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Barrow v. McDonald | 12 La. Ann. 110 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Pugh v. Pugh | 9 Ind. 132 | 1857 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Clingan v. Mitcheltree | 31 Pa. 25 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Frank v. Purington | 5 Iowa 345 | 1857 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Walker's Administrator v. Walker | 25 Mo. 367 | 1857 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Born v. Shaw | 29 Pa. 288 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Waterman v. Vose | 43 Me. 504 | 1857 | 1 | Maine | |
| Carrington v. Goddin | 54 Va. 587 | 1857 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Mattingly v. Boyd | 61 U.S. 128 | 1857 | 1 | United States | |
| Loubière v. LeBlanc | 12 La. Ann. 210 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Lepage v. McNamara | 5 Iowa 124 | 1857 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Roberts' Adm'r v. Kelly | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 396 | 1857 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Cook v. Lindsey | 34 Miss. 451 | 1857 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Atwell v. Miller | 11 Md. 348 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Green v. State | 19 Ark. 178 | 1857 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| McCreary v. Commonwealth | 29 Pa. 323 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Polk v. Buchanan | 37 Tenn. 721 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Luna v. Edmiston | 37 Tenn. 159 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gaither v. Blowers | 11 Md. 536 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland |