| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones v. Sterns | 28 Ala. 677 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Patton v. Porter | 48 N.C. 539 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Kelly v. McCaw | 29 Ala. 227 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Lockhart v. Cameron | 29 Ala. 355 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Cotten v. Davis | 48 N.C. 355 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Evans v. Mills | 16 Tex. 196 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Martin v. State | 16 Tex. 240 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Stone v. Spillman | 16 Tex. 432 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Bennett v. Terrill | 20 Ga. 83 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hagerty v. Harwell | 16 Tex. 663 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Clemmons v. Drew | 55 N.C. 314 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Fralick v. Presley | 29 Ala. 457 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Pearsall v. McCartney | 28 Ala. 110 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Morgan v. Smith, Wykoff & Nicholl | 29 Ala. 283 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Reynolds v. Lansford | 16 Tex. 286 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Upson v. Raiford | 29 Ala. 188 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Baker v. Johnson | 16 Tex. 133 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Kea v. Council | 55 N.C. 345 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stanley v. Nelson | 28 Ala. 514 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Taylor v. Boulware | 17 Tex. 74 | 1856 | 0 | Texas |