| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcienega v. Riddle | 15 Tex. 330 | 1855 | 0 | Texas | |
| Clarke v. School District No. 7 | 3 R.I. 199 | 1855 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Roseberry v. Roseberry | 17 Ga. 139 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Cleland v. Waters | 19 Ga. 35 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Chenery v. Palmer | 5 Cal. 131 | 1855 | 1 | California | |
| Rowland v. Rowland | 34 Tenn. 543 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Lafferty v. Turley | 35 Tenn. 157 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pegg v. Warford | 7 Md. 582 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Mosely v. Lane | 27 Ala. 62 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Voorhies v. Anthon | 12 N.Y. Super. Ct. 178 | 1855 | 1 | New York | |
| Thomason v. Rice | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Freeman v. Rawson | 5 Ohio St. 1 | 1855 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Hathaway v. Leary | 55 N.C. 264 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky | 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Wheat v. Moss | 16 Ark. 243 | 1855 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Brookshire v. Dubose | 55 N.C. 276 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Mays v. Williams | 27 Ala. 267 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Pensenneau v. Pensenneau | 22 Mo. 27 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Humphreys v. Holtsinger | 35 Tenn. 228 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ex parte Gist | 26 Ala. 156 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama |