| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodhue v. Clark | 37 N.H. 525 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Goodwin v. Hammond | 13 Cal. 168 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| Hagan v. Riley | 79 Mass. 515 | 1859 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Atnip v. Gilbert | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 181 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Barton v. Trent ex rel. Cope | 40 Tenn. 167 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Tutt v. Ide | 24 F. Cas. 393 | 1859 | 1 | United States | |
| Hurst v. Word | 40 Tenn. 564 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Totten v. Cooke | 59 Ky. 275 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Wickersham v. Orr | 9 Iowa 253 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Dorn v. Dunham | 24 Tex. 366 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Fisher v. Pollard | 39 Tenn. 314 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Campbell v. Watkins | 1 Shan. Cas. 121 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Griffith v. DeWitt | 1 Shan. Cas. 124 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Atnip v. Gilbert | 1 Shan. Cas. 119 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Kelly v. Gordon | 40 Tenn. 683 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Boulware v. Hendricks | 23 Tex. 667 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Tucker v. Carlin | 14 La. Ann. 734 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Miller v. Emans | 19 N.Y. 384 | 1859 | 1 | New York | |
| Hill v. Huston's Ex'or | 56 Va. 350 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia |