| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges v. Nicholson | 20 Ga. 90 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Carter v. McMichael | 20 Ga. 96 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Jerry v. Townshend | 9 Md. 145 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Morgan v. Cox | 22 Mo. 373 | 1856 | 0 | Missouri | |
| Ross v. Davis | 17 Ark. 113 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Lowe v. Morris | 36 Tenn. 69 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Carson v. Duffy | 55 N.C. 507 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hickerson v. United States | 30 F. Cas. 1087 | 1856 | 0 | United States | |
| Dobbin v. Hubbard | 17 Ark. 189 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Cox v. Cox | 36 Tenn. 81 | 1856 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Boyden v. Lancaster | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 198 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Lawrence v. Senter | 36 Tenn. 52 | 1856 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| O'Byrne v. Clagett | 9 Md. 512 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Martin v. Jackson | 27 Pa. 504 | 1856 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Trieber v. Blocher | 10 Md. 14 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Long v. Wright | 48 N.C. 290 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Elliott v. Pool | 56 N.C. 17 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hempstead v. Johnston | 18 Ark. 123 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| McDaniel v. Strohecker | 19 Ga. 432 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Goodwyn v. Goodwyn | 20 Ga. 600 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia |