| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyngert v. Norton | 4 Mich. 286 | 1856 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Jordan v. State | 32 Miss. 382 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| McClure's Executors v. Gamble | 27 Pa. 288 | 1856 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Lusk v. Lewis | 32 Miss. 297 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Fatheree v. Fletcher | 31 Miss. 265 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Tucker v. Cocke | 32 Miss. 184 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Forsyth v. Day | 41 Me. 382 | 1856 | 1 | Maine | |
| Moore v. Francis | 17 Tex. 28 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Weir v. Brooks | 17 Tex. 638 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Cheek v. Bellows | 17 Tex. 613 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Grumbles v. Grumbles | 17 Tex. 472 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wintz v. Morrison | 17 Tex. 372 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Guthrie v. Guthrie | 17 Tex. 541 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Joslin v. Caughlin | 32 Miss. 104 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Whitesides v. Cannon | 23 Mo. 457 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Richards v. Patterson | 30 Miss. 583 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Pratt v. Philbrook | 41 Me. 132 | 1856 | 1 | Maine | |
| McFarland v. Hall | 17 Tex. 676 | 1856 | 1 | Texas | |
| Marker v. Miller | 9 Md. 338 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Williams v. Holmes | 9 Md. 281 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland |