| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker v. Kane | 63 U.S. 1 | 1859 | 1 | United States | |
| Moore v. Simmons | 39 Tenn. 545 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Dews & Smith v. Cornish | 20 Ark. 332 | 1859 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Andrews v. Beck | 23 Tex. 455 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Beaupied v. Jennings | 28 Mo. 254 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Blakey's Heirs v. Blakey's Executrix | 33 Ala. 611 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Combs v. Winchester | 39 N.H. 13 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Evans v. Greenhow | 56 Va. 153 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Iaege v. Bossieux | 56 Va. 83 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Landrum v. Russell | 29 Ga. 405 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hammond v. State | 14 Md. 135 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Traynor v. Johnson | 40 Tenn. 44 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Cowden v. Cairns | 28 Mo. 471 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Relfe v. Relfe | 34 Ala. 500 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Fenner v. Manchester | 6 R.I. 140 | 1859 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Walker v. Skeene | 40 Tenn. 1 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| The Orion | 18 F. Cas. 817 | 1859 | 0 | Civil | District Court, S.D. New York |
| Greenwood v. Coleman | 34 Ala. 150 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Adams v. Mayor of Somerville | 39 Tenn. 363 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Clark v. Clark | 39 Tenn. 336 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee |