| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devron v. His Creditors | 11 La. Ann. 482 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Bass | 11 La. Ann. 478 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Armstrong's Ad'mr v. Pitts | 54 Va. 235 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Smith v. Dunwoody | 19 Ga. 237 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hunter v. Davis | 19 Ga. 413 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Akin v. Anderson | 19 Ga. 229 | 1856 | 0 | Georgia | |
| White v. Dinkins | 19 Ga. 285 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Eulalie v. Long | 11 La. Ann. 463 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Bailey v. Hicks | 16 Tex. 222 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| State v. Taylor | 11 La. Ann. 430 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Flemming v. Rotchford | 11 La. Ann. 400 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Fitzgerald v. Ferguson | 11 La. Ann. 396 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Gwynn v. Setzer | 48 N.C. 382 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Phillips v. Murphy | 49 N.C. 45 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Simpson v. Morris | 48 N.C. 411 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Savage v. Jackson | 19 Ga. 305 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Denson v. Patton | 19 Ga. 577 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Nolan v. Chambers | 19 Ga. 503 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens | 28 Ala. 641 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Flippin v. Banner | 55 N.C. 450 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina |