| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Brandenburg | 38 N.J. Super. 561 | 1956 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Posey v. State | 38 Ala. App. 585 | 1956 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hardee v. Hardee | 265 Ala. 669 | 1956 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Culp v. Signal Van & Storage | 142 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 859 | 1956 | 1 | California | |
| Raley v. Shirley | 228 Miss. 631 | 1956 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hammac v. Skinner | 265 Ala. 9 | 1956 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Duncan | 244 N.C. 374 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Wall v. Blalock | 245 N.C. 232 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Sowell v. Sowell | 212 Ga. 351 | 1956 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Nance v. Fike | 244 N.C. 368 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Morris v. Morris | 245 N.C. 30 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Cole v. Enterprise Funeral Home | 228 Miss. 652 | 1956 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Moser v. Buckner | 292 S.W.2d 668 | 1956 | 1 | Texas | |
| State v. Cannon | 244 N.C. 399 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Woolard v. Smith | 244 N.C. 489 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Winsberg v. Winsberg | 87 So. 2d 362 | 1956 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Stanley v. Stanley | 294 S.W.2d 132 | 1956 | 1 | Texas | |
| Edwards v. Butler | 244 N.C. 205 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Nelson v. State | 50 Del. 96 | 1956 | 1 | Delaware | |
| Freeman v. State | 228 Miss. 687 | 1956 | 1 | Mississippi |