| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent v. Bottoms | 56 N.C. 69 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Tinnin v. Price | 31 Miss. 422 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Greenwade v. Mills | 31 Miss. 464 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Henderson v. Winchester | 31 Miss. 290 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Mooney v. Brinkley | 17 Ark. 340 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Bomford v. Grimes | 17 Ark. 567 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Cabaniss v. Clark | 31 Miss. 423 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Jordan v. Thomas | 31 Miss. 557 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Stokes v. Winslow | 31 Miss. 518 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Garland v. Stewart | 31 Miss. 314 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Van Vacter v. M'Willie | 31 Miss. 563 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Scott v. State | 31 Miss. 473 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Wilson v. Ivy | 32 Miss. 233 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Clark v. Hull | 31 Miss. 520 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Parker v. Stovall | 31 Miss. 446 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Armstrong's Ad'mr v. Pitts | 54 Va. 235 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Trammell v. Thurmond | 17 Ark. 203 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Elmore v. Mustin | 28 Ala. 309 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McNeill v. Arnold | 17 Ark. 154 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Raney v. Heath | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 | 1856 | 0 | Special Ct of Appeals VA |