| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastin v. Cullom & Co. | 28 Ala. 670 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Booker v. Booker | 20 Ga. 786 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Westfall ex rel. O'Neal v. Scott, Carhart & Co. | 20 Ga. 233 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Bridges v. Nicholson | 20 Ga. 90 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Carter v. McMichael | 20 Ga. 96 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Ross v. Davis | 17 Ark. 113 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Lowe v. Morris | 36 Tenn. 69 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Joslin v. Caughlin | 32 Miss. 104 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Wilson v. Smith | 10 Md. 67 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Turner v. Fisher | 36 Tenn. 209 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Lindsay v. Wayland | 17 Ark. 385 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Tune v. Cooper | 36 Tenn. 296 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Harris v. Alderson | 36 Tenn. 252 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Fitzgerald v. Vestal | 36 Tenn. 258 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Pringle v. Hunt | 31 Miss. 351 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Conkling v. Coonrod | 6 Ohio St. 611 | 1856 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Nichols v. Cheairs | 36 Tenn. 229 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Shivers v. Latimer | 20 Ga. 737 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Nevitt v. Bacon | 32 Miss. 212 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Meredith v. Owen | 36 Tenn. 223 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee |