| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris v. Morris | 5 Mich. 171 | 1858 | 1 | Michigan | |
| People v. Bearss | 10 Cal. 68 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Seabrook v. Seabrook | 31 S.C. Eq. 495 | 1858 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Runkle v. Gates | 11 Ind. 95 | 1858 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Watson v. Williams | 36 Miss. 331 | 1858 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hartshorne v. Ross | 2 Disney (Ohio) 15 | 1858 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Saltmarsh v. Smith | 32 Ala. 404 | 1858 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Nash | 7 Iowa 347 | 1858 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Commonwealth v. Jenkins | 76 Mass. 485 | 1858 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| White v. Hass | 32 Ala. 430 | 1858 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Drake v. Jones | 27 Mo. 428 | 1858 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Spinning v. Ohio Life Insurance & Trust Co. | 2 Disney (Ohio) 336 | 1858 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Lane v. Ludlow | 14 F. Cas. 1081 | 1858 | 1 | United States | |
| Dowell v. Winters | 20 Tex. 793 | 1858 | 1 | Texas | |
| Briggs v. Smith | 5 R.I. 213 | 1858 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Arguello v. Edinger | 10 Cal. 150 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Sublette v. Tinney | 9 Cal. 423 | 1858 | 1 | California | |
| Crusoe v. Butler | 36 Miss. 150 | 1858 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Sutton v. Sears | 10 Ind. 223 | 1858 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Hall v. Stryker | 9 Abb. Pr. 342 | 1858 | 1 | New York |