| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth v. Williams | 72 Mass. 1 | 1856 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Owings v. Jones | 9 Md. 108 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Quynn v. Carroll | 10 Md. 197 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Stratton v. Ham | 8 Ind. 84 | 1856 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Buckey v. Snouffer | 10 Md. 149 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Pratt v. Philbrook | 41 Me. 132 | 1856 | 1 | Maine | |
| Mitchell v. Mitchell | 10 Md. 234 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Heskett v. Borden Mining Co. | 10 Md. 179 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Woods v. Woods | 55 N.C. 420 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Mercein v. Burton | 17 Tex. 206 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Parker v. McKelvain | 17 Tex. 157 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Gaines v. Ann | 17 Tex. 211 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Case v. Jennings | 17 Tex. 661 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Cole v. Cole | 17 Tex. 4 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Marlow v. King | 17 Tex. 177 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wallace v. Burden | 17 Tex. 467 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Taylor v. Boulware | 17 Tex. 74 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Baker v. Johnson | 16 Tex. 133 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Reynolds v. Lansford | 16 Tex. 286 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hagerty v. Harwell | 16 Tex. 663 | 1856 | 0 | Texas |