| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole v. Cole | 37 Tenn. 57 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Henderson v. Touchstone | 22 Ga. 1 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Blevins v. Alexander | 36 Tenn. 583 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gass v. Mason | 36 Tenn. 497 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Clark v. Jetton | 37 Tenn. 229 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Leary v. Nash | 56 N.C. 356 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lewis v. State | 30 Ala. 54 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Shewalter v. Ford | 34 Miss. 417 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Barrow v. McDonald | 12 La. Ann. 110 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Allison v. Allison | 56 N.C. 236 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sanders v. Stokes | 30 Ala. 432 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Loubière v. LeBlanc | 12 La. Ann. 210 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Voorhies v. DeBlanc | 12 La. Ann. 864 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Atwell v. Miller | 11 Md. 348 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Bourgeat v. Dumoulin | 12 La. Ann. 204 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Brice v. Lide | 30 Ala. 647 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Johns v. Johns | 23 Ga. 31 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Homesley v. Hogue | 49 N.C. 481 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dorsett v. Frith | 21 Ga. 245 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Powell’s Distributees v. Powell’s Legatees | 30 Ala. 697 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana |