| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley v. State | 37 Miss. 327 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Green v. Banks | 24 Tex. 508 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| De France v. De France | 34 Pa. 385 | 1859 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Cook & Sargent v. Dillon | 9 Iowa 407 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Lazell v. Powell | 1 Shan. Cas. 132 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Lazell v. Powell | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 195 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Spengler v. Davy | 56 Va. 381 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Bagg v. Jerome | 7 Mich. 145 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| State v. Mullen | 14 La. Ann. 570 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Rhea v. Allison | 40 Tenn. 176 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Shoop v. Powles | 13 Md. 304 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Carey v. Dennis | 13 Md. 1 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Burt v. Thompson | 40 Tenn. 534 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Berry v. Cooper & Boykin | 28 Ga. 543 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Stubbs v. Houston | 33 Ala. 555 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Stephens v. People | 19 N.Y. 549 | 1859 | 1 | New York | |
| Warford v. Colvin | 14 Md. 532 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Goodwin v. Hammond | 13 Cal. 168 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| Pierce v. Wilson | 34 Ala. 596 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Barnawell v. Smith | 58 N.C. 168 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina |