| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings v. Paine | 4 Wis. 358 | 1856 | 0 | Wisconsin | |
| Bailey v. Brockett | 20 Ga. 148 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court | |
| Park v. Tennille | 20 Ga. 111 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Cornish v. Dews | 18 Ark. 172 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Kendrick v. Whitfield | 20 Ga. 379 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Rafe v. State | 20 Ga. 60 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Lowe v. Morris | 36 Tenn. 69 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jones v. Jones | 20 Ga. 699 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Murphey v. Murphey | 20 Ga. 549 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Scott v. Winship | 20 Ga. 429 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Remy v. Municipality No. Two | 11 La. Ann. 148 | 1856 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Tracy v. Talmage | 14 N.Y. 162 | 1856 | 0 | New York | |
| Hempstead v. Johnston | 18 Ark. 123 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Kieffer v. Imhoff | 26 Pa. 438 | 1856 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Terry v. Wooding | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 178 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Boring v. Rollins | 20 Ga. 623 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Morgan v. Cox | 22 Mo. 373 | 1856 | 0 | Missouri | |
| Coppedge v. Threadgill | 35 Tenn. 577 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Suggs v. Sapp | 20 Ga. 100 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Nichols v. Cheairs | 36 Tenn. 229 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee |