| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stout v. Kindt | 24 Pa. 449 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Wallace v. Fletcher | 30 N.H. 434 | 1855 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| McClintock v. Bryden | 5 Cal. 97 | 1855 | 1 | California | |
| Dozier v. Ellis | 28 Miss. 730 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Welty v. Welty | 8 Md. 15 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Howell v. Gibson | 30 Miss. 464 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Cutter v. Waddingham | 22 Mo. 206 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Pryor v. Kuhn | 53 Va. 615 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Tarr v. Ravenscroft | 53 Va. 642 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Newbegin v. Langley | 39 Me. 200 | 1855 | 1 | Maine | |
| State v. Woodward | 21 Mo. 265 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Atkins v. State | 16 Ark. 568 | 1855 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Doswell v. Anderson | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 185 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Nix v. State | 13 Tex. 575 | 1855 | 1 | Texas | |
| Kirksey v. Fike | 27 Ala. 383 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Byrd v. McDaniel | 26 Ala. 582 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Cunningham | 10 La. Ann. 393 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Firemen's Insurance v. Cochran & Co. | 27 Ala. 228 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Case v. State | 26 Ala. 17 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Rolston v. Langdon | 26 Ala. 660 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama |