| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laycock v. Davidson | 11 La. Ann. 328 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Anderson v. Stille | 12 La. Ann. 669 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| State v. Burk | 49 N.C. 7 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Kent v. Bottoms | 56 N.C. 69 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McKinley v. Scott | 49 N.C. 197 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Forbes v. Forbes | 11 La. Ann. 326 | 1856 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Boyd v. Small | 56 N.C. 39 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Fairly v. Priest | 56 N.C. 21 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Privett | 49 N.C. 100 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Bond | 49 N.C. 9 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hopkins v. Wright | 17 Tex. 30 | 1856 | 0 | Texas | |
| Fralick v. Presley | 29 Ala. 457 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Pryor v. Ryburn | 16 Ark. 671 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Morgan v. Smith, Wykoff & Nicholl | 29 Ala. 283 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Anthony v. Peay | 18 Ark. 24 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Upson v. Raiford | 29 Ala. 188 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Holderby v. Walker | 56 N.C. 46 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Machin v. Thompson | 17 Ark. 199 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Gaither v. Gaither | 20 Ga. 709 | 1856 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Crabtree v. McDaniel | 17 Ark. 222 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas |