| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heirs of Dupuy v. Dupont | 11 La. Ann. 226 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Delphine v. Guillet | 11 La. Ann. 424 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Mastin v. Cullom & Co. | 28 Ala. 670 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Mock v. Kennedy | 11 La. Ann. 527 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Upchurch v. Darnall | 35 Tenn. 443 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| O'Byrne v. Clagett | 9 Md. 512 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jackson v. Stewart | 20 Ga. 120 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Ross v. Davis | 17 Ark. 113 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Cox v. Cox | 36 Tenn. 81 | 1856 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Long v. Wright | 48 N.C. 290 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lowe v. Carter | 55 N.C. 377 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hempstead v. Johnston | 18 Ark. 123 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Meredith v. Owen | 36 Tenn. 223 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Nichols v. Cheairs | 36 Tenn. 229 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Scott v. Winship | 20 Ga. 429 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Calahan's Adm'rs v. Depriest | 54 Va. 274 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Booker v. Booker | 20 Ga. 786 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Fitzgerald v. Vestal | 36 Tenn. 258 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Crum v. Williams | 29 Ala. 446 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Park v. Tennille | 20 Ga. 111 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia |