| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green v. Kornegay | 49 N.C. 66 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stanley v. Nelson | 28 Ala. 514 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Taylor v. Dawson | 56 N.C. 86 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Dorvin v. Wiltz | 11 La. Ann. 514 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Kelly v. McCaw | 29 Ala. 227 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Jones v. Sterns | 28 Ala. 677 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Roper v. Roper | 29 Ala. 247 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Mercein v. Burton | 17 Tex. 206 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Parker v. McKelvain | 17 Tex. 157 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Gaines v. Ann | 17 Tex. 211 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Case v. Jennings | 17 Tex. 661 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Cole v. Cole | 17 Tex. 4 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Marlow v. King | 17 Tex. 177 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wallace v. Burden | 17 Tex. 467 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Taylor v. Boulware | 17 Tex. 74 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Baker v. Johnson | 16 Tex. 133 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Reynolds v. Lansford | 16 Tex. 286 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hagerty v. Harwell | 16 Tex. 663 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Stone v. Spillman | 16 Tex. 432 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Martin v. State | 16 Tex. 240 | 1856 | 0 | Texas |