| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland v. Rowland | 34 Tenn. 543 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Buckner v. Calcote | 28 Miss. 432 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Igo | 21 Mo. 459 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Gibbons v. Gentry | 20 Mo. 468 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Wright v. Ferrin | 10 La. Ann. 91 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Shell v. Shell | 34 Tenn. 716 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Roseberry v. Roseberry | 17 Ga. 139 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Wilson v. Miller | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 353 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Pryor v. Kuhn | 53 Va. 615 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Baltimore & Ohio R. R. v. McCullough | 53 Va. 595 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Sims v. McEwen's Adm'r | 27 Ala. 184 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Freeman v. Robinson | 7 Ind. 321 | 1855 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Hewitt's Adm'r v. Adams | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 34 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Stout v. Kindt | 24 Pa. 449 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Dozier v. Ellis | 28 Miss. 730 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Moore | 6 Ind. 436 | 1855 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Cutter v. Waddingham | 22 Mo. 206 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Welty v. Welty | 8 Md. 15 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Taylor v. Carryl | 24 Pa. 259 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Harris v. Tyson | 24 Pa. 347 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania |