| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers v. State | 26 Ala. 59 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Broadbent v. State | 7 Md. 416 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Hemphill v. Miller | 16 Ark. 271 | 1855 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Wright v. Morris | 15 Ark. 444 | 1855 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Harris v. Hillman | 26 Ala. 380 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Pace v. Bonner | 27 Ala. 307 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Edmunds v. Venable | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 121 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Stephens | 70 Mass. 559 | 1855 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Hamilton v. Rogers | 8 Md. 301 | 1855 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Atkins v. State | 16 Ark. 568 | 1855 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Stout v. Kindt | 24 Pa. 449 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Dozier v. Ellis | 28 Miss. 730 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Doswell v. Anderson | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 185 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Taylor v. Carryl | 24 Pa. 259 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Major's Ex'r v. Gibson | 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 48 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Delap v. Delap | 55 N.C. 290 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Nixon v. Lindsay | 55 N.C. 230 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Pryor v. Kuhn | 53 Va. 615 | 1855 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Welty v. Welty | 8 Md. 15 | 1855 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Long v. Wright | 47 N.C. 140 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina |