| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohannon v. Fulton | 31 Miss. 348 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Haughton v. Benbury | 55 N.C. 337 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gautt v. Gautt | 12 La. Ann. 673 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Wallace v. Brown | 17 Ark. 449 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Fearn v. Shirley | 31 Miss. 301 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson | 29 Ala. 112 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Abraham v. Wilkins | 17 Ark. 292 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Andrews v. Jones | 32 Miss. 274 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Scranton v. Tilley | 16 Tex. 183 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Work v. Harper | 31 Miss. 107 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Friley v. White | 31 Miss. 442 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Dick v. State | 30 Miss. 631 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Daughtry v. Boothe | 49 N.C. 87 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hooper v. Moore | 48 N.C. 428 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barlow v. Lambert | 28 Ala. 704 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hair v. Little | 28 Ala. 236 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Barnawell v. Threadgill | 56 N.C. 50 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Ingram v. Ingram | 49 N.C. 188 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sarah v. State | 18 Ark. 114 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Drew v. Clemmons | 55 N.C. 312 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina |