| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson v. Bloodworth | 12 La. Ann. 699 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Grier v. Ward | 23 Ga. 145 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Clements v. Glass | 23 Ga. 395 | 1857 | 0 | supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Lockhart v. Lockhart | 56 N.C. 205 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wheeler v. Piper | 56 N.C. 249 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Aiken v. Cato | 23 Ga. 154 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Sheppard v. Sheppard | 22 Ga. 426 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Rowland v. Rorke | 49 N.C. 337 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stoudenmeier v. Williamson | 29 Ala. 558 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Meek v. Holton | 22 Ga. 491 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Bunn v. Bunn | 22 Ga. 472 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Crawford v. Cato | 22 Ga. 594 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Lee v. McElvy | 23 Ga. 129 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Holman v. Murdock | 34 Miss. 275 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Quarles v. Grigsby | 31 Ala. 172 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Carradine v. Carradine | 33 Miss. 698 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Mills v. Glover | 22 Ga. 319 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Reinhart v. Miller | 22 Ga. 402 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon | 26 Barb. 270 | 1857 | 0 | Civil | SC, General Term, New York |
| Wallace v. Canaday | 36 Tenn. 364 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee |