| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegg v. Warford | 7 Md. 582 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Walker v. Wootten | 18 Ga. 119 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Thompson v. Thomas | 30 Miss. 152 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wheat v. Moss | 16 Ark. 243 | 1855 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Noles v. State | 26 Ala. 31 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kimball v. Moody | 27 Ala. 130 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Talbot v. Calvert | 24 Pa. 327 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Burch v. Burch | 19 Ga. 174 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Roseberry v. Roseberry | 17 Ga. 139 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson | 26 Ala. 371 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Mosely v. Lane | 27 Ala. 62 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Wright v. Ferrin | 10 La. Ann. 91 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Igo | 21 Mo. 459 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Freeman v. Rawson | 5 Ohio St. 1 | 1855 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Ex parte Gist | 26 Ala. 156 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Chenery v. Palmer | 5 Cal. 131 | 1855 | 1 | California | |
| Tims v. State | 26 Ala. 165 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gautreaux v. Boote | 10 La. Ann. 137 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Shell v. Shell | 34 Tenn. 716 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Cleland v. Waters | 19 Ga. 35 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia |