| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins v. Wright | 17 Tex. 30 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest | 54 Va. 257 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Hannah v. Carrington | 18 Ark. 85 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Bone v. State | 18 Ark. 109 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Pryor v. Ryburn | 16 Ark. 671 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Anthony v. Peay | 18 Ark. 24 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Machin v. Thompson | 17 Ark. 199 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Crabtree v. McDaniel | 17 Ark. 222 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Price v. Notrebe's Heir | 17 Ark. 45 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Splawn v. Martin | 17 Ark. 146 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Bomford v. Grimes | 17 Ark. 567 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Mooney v. Brinkley | 17 Ark. 340 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Pearsall v. McCartney | 28 Ala. 110 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Arnold v. McNeill | 17 Ark. 179 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Cornish v. Keesee | 17 Ark. 391 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Hines v. Gordon | 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 | 1856 | 0 | District of Columbia | |
| Sadler v. Sadler | 16 Ark. 628 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Miller v. Jones' Adm'r | 29 Ala. 174 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bennett v. Terrill | 20 Ga. 83 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Kesler v. Robson | 16 Tex. 119 | 1856 | 0 | Texas |