| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworth v. Commonwealth | 53 Va. 689 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Surget v. Stanton | 10 La. Ann. 318 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Cocke v. Commonwealth | 54 Va. 750 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Houck v. Loveall | 8 Md. 63 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Branch v. Littleberry Branch | 6 Fla. 314 | 1855 | 1 | Florida | |
| Stokeley v. Gordon | 8 Md. 496 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Roloson v. Carson | 8 Md. 208 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Blessing v. Hape | 8 Md. 31 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Delaney v. Goddin | 53 Va. 266 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| People v. Milgate | 5 Cal. 127 | 1855 | 1 | California | |
| Latterett v. Cook | 1 Iowa 1 | 1855 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Eyler v. Hoover | 8 Md. 1 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Martin v. Martin | 7 Md. 368 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Reigle v. Leiter | 8 Md. 405 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Clarkson v. Clarkson | 18 Barb. 646 | 1855 | 1 | New York | |
| State v. Hanson | 39 Me. 337 | 1855 | 1 | Maine | |
| McClintock v. Bryden | 5 Cal. 97 | 1855 | 1 | California | |
| Penn v. Whiteheads | 53 Va. 74 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Feigley v. Feigley | 7 Md. 537 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Craighead v. Wilson | 59 U.S. 199 | 1855 | 1 | United States |