| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight v.Hardeman | 17 Ga. 253 | 1855 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Dacy v. State | 17 Ga. 439 | 1855 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hurst v. Means | 34 Tenn. 546 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Wright v. Ferrin | 10 La. Ann. 91 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Walker v. Wootten | 18 Ga. 119 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Lafferty v. Turley | 35 Tenn. 157 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rowland v. Rowland | 34 Tenn. 543 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson | 26 Ala. 371 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Burch v. Burch | 19 Ga. 174 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky | 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Park v. Walker | 34 Tenn. 503 | 1855 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Madre v. Saunders | 48 N.C. 1 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Voorhies v. Anthon | 12 N.Y. Super. Ct. 178 | 1855 | 1 | New York | |
| Roseberry v. Roseberry | 17 Ga. 139 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Pegg v. Warford | 7 Md. 582 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Brookshire v. Dubose | 55 N.C. 276 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Igo | 21 Mo. 459 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Freeman v. Rawson | 5 Ohio St. 1 | 1855 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Murphy v. Merritt | 48 N.C. 37 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Underhill v. Saratoga & Washington Rail Road | 20 Barb. 455 | 1855 | 1 | New York |