| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winn v. Barnett | 31 Miss. 653 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| M'Cutchen v. Miller | 31 Miss. 65 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Ramsay v. Woodard | 48 N.C. 508 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Watt v. Johnson | 49 N.C. 190 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Burgess v. Lovengood | 55 N.C. 457 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bevan v. Byrd | 48 N.C. 397 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Franklin v. State | 29 Ala. 14 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Brown v. Fifield | 4 Mich. 322 | 1856 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Warren v. Davis | 42 Me. 343 | 1856 | 1 | Maine | |
| Cutter v. Fanning | 2 Iowa 580 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Evans v. Mills | 16 Tex. 196 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Martin v. State | 16 Tex. 240 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Stone v. Spillman | 16 Tex. 432 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hagerty v. Harwell | 16 Tex. 663 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Reynolds v. Lansford | 16 Tex. 286 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Baker v. Johnson | 16 Tex. 133 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Rankin v. Harper | 23 Mo. 579 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Taylor v. Boulware | 17 Tex. 74 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wallace v. Burden | 17 Tex. 467 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Marlow v. King | 17 Tex. 177 | 1856 | 0 | Texas |