| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter v. Sheppard | 33 Ala. 648 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Rocco v. State | 37 Miss. 357 | 1859 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Houser | 28 Mo. 233 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Berry v. Cooper & Boykin | 28 Ga. 543 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Donald & Co. v. Hewitt | 33 Ala. 534 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gorman v. Hammond | 28 Ga. 85 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Burt v. Thompson | 40 Tenn. 534 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rice v. Breheny | 7 Del. 74 | 1859 | 1 | Delaware | |
| Anonymous | 35 Ala. 226 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Graydon v. Church | 7 Mich. 36 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Williams v. Mears | 2 Disney (Ohio) 604 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Levering & Morton v. Washington | 3 Minn. 323 | 1859 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Schwein v. Sims | 59 Ky. 209 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Griffith v. Dewitt | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 186 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| McRee's Adm'rs v. Means | 34 Ala. 349 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Davis v. Robertson | 14 La. Ann. 281 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Rhodes v. Otis | 33 Ala. 578 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Yonge v. Kinney | 28 Ga. 111 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| People v. Tyler | 7 Mich. 161 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Patterson v. Crawford | 12 Ind. 241 | 1859 | 1 | Indiana |