| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey v. State | 20 Ga. 742 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Bryan v. Weems | 29 Ala. 423 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Wells v. Fletcher | 17 Ark. 581 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Reynolds v. Batson | 11 La. Ann. 729 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Barlow v. Lambert | 28 Ala. 704 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Claiborne v. Tanner | 18 Tex. 68 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Walker v. Smith | 28 Ala. 569 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| McDaniel v. Baskervill | 54 Va. 228 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens | 28 Ala. 641 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Akin v. Anderson | 19 Ga. 229 | 1856 | 0 | Georgia | |
| Daughtry v. Boothe | 49 N.C. 87 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hair v. Little | 28 Ala. 236 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sarah v. State | 18 Ark. 114 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Barnawell v. Threadgill | 56 N.C. 50 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Ingram v. Ingram | 49 N.C. 188 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Drew v. Clemmons | 55 N.C. 312 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wilson v. Ivy | 32 Miss. 233 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Davis v. Cotten | 55 N.C. 430 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Trammell v. Thurmond | 17 Ark. 203 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Bell v. Walker | 48 N.C. 320 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina |