| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love v. Crook | 27 Ala. 624 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Reeves v. Edwards | 47 N.C. 457 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dunlap v. Hales | 47 N.C. 381 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cureton v. Moore | 55 N.C. 204 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Holmesly v. Hogue | 47 N.C. 391 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Doe on demise of Drake v. Merrill | 47 N.C. 368 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Edney v. Bryson | 47 N.C. 365 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Reeves v. Cox | 47 N.C. 465 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cowles v. Rowland | 47 N.C. 219 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Brock v. King | 47 N.C. 302 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stimpson v. Fries | 55 N.C. 156 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Foulkes v. Foulkes | 55 N.C. 260 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Parish v. Merritt | 48 N.C. 38 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Pilkington v. Cotten | 55 N.C. 238 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Matthis v. Matthis | 48 N.C. 132 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Moye v. Beaman | 48 N.C. 140 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Thomas v. De Graffenreid | 27 Ala. 651 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Murphy v. Barefield | 27 Ala. 634 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Andrew v. Bradley | 10 La. Ann. 606 | 1855 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Ela v. Smith | 71 Mass. 121 | 1855 | 0 | Civil | Massachusetts |