| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex parte Sifford | 22 F. Cas. 105 | 1857 | 1 | United States | |
| Born v. Shaw | 29 Pa. 288 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hudgins v. Kemp | 61 U.S. 45 | 1857 | 1 | United States | |
| Ruddell v. Ambler | 18 Ark. 369 | 1857 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Bittinger v. Baker | 29 Pa. 66 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Cook v. Lindsey | 34 Miss. 451 | 1857 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Carrington v. Goddin | 54 Va. 587 | 1857 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Welch's Appeal | 28 Pa. 363 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Gale v. Grannis | 9 Ind. 140 | 1857 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Commonwealth v. Davis | 77 Mass. 4 | 1858 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| People v. Rodriguez | 10 Cal. 50 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Sowder v. Sowder | 37 Tenn. 502 | 1858 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Dunnington | 12 Md. 340 | 1858 | 1 | Maryland | |
| James v. Drake | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 170 | 1858 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Creech v. Jones | 37 Tenn. 631 | 1858 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Shaw v. Brown | 35 Miss. 246 | 1858 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Crooker v. Crooker | 46 Me. 250 | 1858 | 1 | Maine | |
| Rump v. Commonwealth | 30 Pa. 475 | 1858 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Morris v. Morris | 5 Mich. 171 | 1858 | 1 | Michigan | |
| People v. Bearss | 10 Cal. 68 | 1858 | 1 | California |