| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Rand | 33 N.H. 216 | 1856 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Foust v. Yielding | 28 Ala. 658 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hunter v. Davis | 19 Ga. 413 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Gee v. Gee | 32 Miss. 190 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wells v. Fletcher | 17 Ark. 581 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Phipps v. Tarpley | 31 Miss. 433 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hooe v. Hooe | 54 Va. 245 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Smith v. Dunwoody | 19 Ga. 237 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Covington v. Arrington | 32 Miss. 144 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| United States v. Durkee | 25 F. Cas. 941 | 1856 | 1 | United States | |
| Williams v. Newberry | 32 Miss. 256 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Carpenter v. Bridges | 32 Miss. 265 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Bates v. Cotton | 32 Miss. 266 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Provan v. Percy | 11 La. Ann. 179 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Brack v. Wood | 11 La. Ann. 512 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Judge of the Fourth District Court of New Orleans | 11 La. Ann. 696 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Andrews v. Jones | 32 Miss. 274 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Maxwell v. Craft | 32 Miss. 307 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Wheatley v. Abbott | 32 Miss. 343 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Dick v. State | 30 Miss. 631 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi |