| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper v. Roper | 29 Ala. 247 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Pope v. Toombs | 20 Ga. 762 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Walker v. Roberts | 20 Ga. 15 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Crook v. Garrett | 20 Ga. 664 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Brooks v. Cook | 20 Ga. 87 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Reid v. State | 20 Ga. 681 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Jones v. Sterns | 28 Ala. 677 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bell v. Jones | 10 Md. 322 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Kelly v. McCaw | 29 Ala. 227 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Harris v. Alderson | 36 Tenn. 252 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Thornton v. Chisholm | 20 Ga. 338 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hatton v. Landman | 28 Ala. 127 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Willingham v. Bentley | 20 Ga. 783 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Shivers v. Latimer | 20 Ga. 737 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Scott v. State | 31 Miss. 473 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Tune v. Cooper | 36 Tenn. 296 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Dunlap v. Robinson | 28 Ala. 100 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Lockhart v. Cameron | 29 Ala. 355 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Clark v. Hull | 31 Miss. 520 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Gray v. Gray | 20 Ga. 804 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia |