| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Succession of Bishop | 228 La. 994 | 1955 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Kowalski v. Wojtkowski | 19 N.J. 247 | 1955 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| William Buchanan Foundation v. Shepperd | 283 S.W.2d 325 | 1955 | 1 | Texas | |
| Reid v. Holden | 242 N.C. 408 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Caffee v. Thompson | 262 Ala. 684 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dorch v. State | 38 Ala. App. 344 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bryson v. State | 38 Ala. App. 517 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kinney v. La Frange | 38 Ala. App. 234 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Simmons v. State | 234 Ind. 489 | 1955 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Roberts v. Roberts | 263 Ala. 517 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Porter v. Roberson | 263 Ala. 294 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bullock v. Crouch | 243 N.C. 40 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Dowling v. Murray | 263 Ala. 113 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Cleveland v. Cleveland | 263 Ala. 530 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Berness v. State | 263 Ala. 641 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Culp v. Signal Van & Storage | 142 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 859 | 1956 | 1 | California | |
| Holloway v. State | 38 Ala. App. 434 | 1956 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Nance v. Fike | 244 N.C. 368 | 1956 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Armstrong v. Armstrong | 350 U.S. 568 | 1956 | 1 | United States | |
| Posey v. State | 38 Ala. App. 585 | 1956 | 1 | Alabama |