| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beane v. Yerby | 53 Va. 239 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Flanders v. Jones | 30 N.H. 154 | 1855 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Tongue v. Crissy | 7 Md. 453 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Logan v. McGill | 8 Md. 461 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Ex parte O'Neill | 8 Md. 227 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wallis v. Robertson | 10 La. Ann. 215 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Hughes v. Boyd | 2 Sneed 512 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Robertson v. Wallis | 10 La. Ann. 214 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Lebeau v. Trudeau | 10 La. Ann. 164 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Cameron v. Cameron | 29 Miss. 112 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Payne v. Raudon | 10 La. Ann. 349 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Harris v. McLaran | 30 Miss. 533 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Williams | 47 N.C. 194 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Vaccari v. Maxwell | 28 F. Cas. 862 | 1855 | 1 | United States | |
| Weatherly v. Miller | 47 N.C. 166 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gunn v. Mason | 2 Sneed 637 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Moore v. Brooks | 53 Va. 135 | 1855 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Wheat v. Moss | 16 Ark. 243 | 1855 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Ex parte Gist | 26 Ala. 156 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky | 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky |