| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooley v. Lucas | 48 N.C. 146 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Manning v. Johnson | 26 Ala. 446 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Turner v. Turner | 30 Miss. 428 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hamlet v. Johnson | 26 Ala. 557 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Pleasant v. State | 15 Ark. 624 | 1855 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Carver v. Hallett | 26 Ala. 722 | 1855 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Roussel v. Phipps | 10 La. Ann. 119 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Smith v. Smith | 2 Sneed 473 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Hardesty v. Wormley | 10 La. Ann. 239 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Ex parte O'Neill | 8 Md. 227 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Logan v. McGill | 8 Md. 461 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Russ v. Wingate | 30 Miss. 440 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Tongue v. Crissy | 7 Md. 453 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Fotheree v. Lawrence | 30 Miss. 416 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Jenkins v. State | 30 Miss. 408 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Adams v. Guice | 30 Miss. 397 | 1855 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Turney's Adm'r v. Morrow | 26 Ala. 339 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Edelin v. Sanders | 8 Md. 118 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wolf v. Lowry | 10 La. Ann. 272 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| McKean v. Paschal | 15 Tex. 37 | 1855 | 1 | Texas |