| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta v. Castro | 6 Cal. 354 | 1856 | 1 | California | |
| Ryan v. Dayton | 25 Conn. 188 | 1856 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Houston v. Crutcher | 31 Miss. 51 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ramsay v. Woodard | 48 N.C. 508 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Moore v. Francis | 17 Tex. 28 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Miller v. Leflore | 32 Miss. 634 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stewart v. Richardson | 32 Miss. 313 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Fatheree v. Fletcher | 31 Miss. 265 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Wintz v. Morrison | 17 Tex. 372 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hamilton v. Moore | 32 Miss. 625 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Lusk v. Lewis | 32 Miss. 297 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Brown v. Fifield | 4 Mich. 322 | 1856 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Burgess v. Lovengood | 55 N.C. 457 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bell & Co. v. Thomas | 2 Iowa 384 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Rankin v. Harper | 23 Mo. 579 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Richards v. Patterson | 30 Miss. 583 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Fiser v. Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad | 32 Miss. 359 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bacon v. Ventress | 32 Miss. 158 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ballard v. Davis | 31 Miss. 525 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Adwell v. Commonwealth | 56 Ky. 310 | 1856 | 1 | Kentucky |