| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janney's Ex'or v. Stephen's Adm'r | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 11 | 1856 | 0 | Special Ct of Appeals VA | |
| Christian v. Yancey | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 240 | 1856 | 0 | Special Ct of Appeals VA | |
| Chapman v. Campbell | 54 Va. 105 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Gibson v. Carrell | 54 Va. 136 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Raines v. Barker | 54 Va. 128 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Ingram v. Ingram | 49 N.C. 188 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barnawell v. Threadgill | 56 N.C. 50 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sarah v. State | 18 Ark. 114 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Wells v. Fletcher | 17 Ark. 581 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Wallace v. Brown | 17 Ark. 449 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Abraham v. Wilkins | 17 Ark. 292 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Daniel v. Leitch | 54 Va. 195 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Taylor v. Yarbrough | 54 Va. 183 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Hepburn v. Dundas | 54 Va. 219 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| McDaniel v. Baskervill | 54 Va. 228 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Barlow v. Lambert | 28 Ala. 704 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hair v. Little | 28 Ala. 236 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hooe v. Hooe | 54 Va. 245 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Griffith v. Frellsen | 11 La. Ann. 163 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Daughtry v. Boothe | 49 N.C. 87 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina |