| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill v. State | 28 Ga. 604 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Taylor v. Calloway | 14 La. Ann. 688 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Ewell v. Tidwell | 20 Ark. 136 | 1859 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Stubbs v. Houston | 33 Ala. 555 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Phinney v. Phinney | 17 How. Pr. 197 | 1859 | 0 | Civil | SC of New York |
| Allen v. Martin | 34 Ala. 442 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hudson v. State | 34 Ala. 253 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bandel v. Isaac | 13 Md. 202 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| United States v. Amy | 24 F. Cas. 792 | 1859 | 0 | Cir. Ct., D. VA | |
| Graves v. Graves | 58 N.C. 280 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wooley v. Robinson | 52 N.C. 30 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gibson v. Hill | 23 Tex. 77 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Isaac v. Farnsworth | 40 Tenn. 275 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Burrough v. Brooks | 40 Tenn. 392 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Johnston | 51 N.C. 485 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Fairbairn v. Fisher | 57 N.C. 390 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McKeil v. Cutlar's Administrator | 57 N.C. 381 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McAlister v. Holton | 51 N.C. 331 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smith v. Reid | 51 N.C. 494 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| King v. Galloway | 58 N.C. 122 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina |