| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie v. Guthrie | 17 Tex. 541 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Seay v. Bacon | 36 Tenn. 99 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Weir v. Brooks | 17 Tex. 638 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wilson v. Smith | 10 Md. 67 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Richards v. Patterson | 30 Miss. 583 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| McMaster v. Stewart | 11 La. Ann. 546 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Martinez | 11 La. Ann. 23 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Hewitt v. Stewart's Executor | 11 La. Ann. 100 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Jordan v. State | 32 Miss. 382 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Ashford v. Tibbitts | 11 La. Ann. 167 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Cason v. Cason | 31 Miss. 578 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Burton v. Holley | 29 Ala. 318 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Miller v. Leflore | 32 Miss. 634 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Penley v. Waterhouse | 3 Iowa 418 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Tucker v. Cocke | 32 Miss. 184 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Joslin v. Caughlin | 32 Miss. 104 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Gold v. Vaughan | 36 Tenn. 247 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Heirs of Dupuy v. Dupont | 11 La. Ann. 226 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Delphine v. Guillet | 11 La. Ann. 424 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Mastin v. Cullom & Co. | 28 Ala. 670 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama |