| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess v. Lovengood | 55 N.C. 457 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bevan v. Byrd | 48 N.C. 397 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ruff v. Smith | 31 Miss. 59 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Martel v. Martel | 17 Tex. 391 | 1856 | 1 | Texas | |
| Lusk v. Lewis | 32 Miss. 297 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ryan v. Dayton | 25 Conn. 188 | 1856 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Franklin v. State | 29 Ala. 14 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Cason v. Cason | 31 Miss. 578 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Brown v. Fifield | 4 Mich. 322 | 1856 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Botters v. Edrington | 30 Miss. 580 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Larey v. Beazley | 30 S.C. Eq. 119 | 1856 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Ramsay v. Woodard | 48 N.C. 508 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Horton v. Sledge | 29 Ala. 478 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bacon v. Ventress | 32 Miss. 158 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Thistle v. Frostburg Coal Co. | 10 Md. 129 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Riggs v. State | 30 Miss. 635 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Gauldin v. Shehee | 20 Ga. 531 | 1856 | 1 | Georgia | |
| West v. Hendrix | 28 Ala. 226 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nickley v. Thomas | 22 Barb. 652 | 1856 | 1 | New York | |
| Walker v. Paine | 2 E.D. Smith 662 | 1856 | 1 | New York |