| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxly v. McKay | 36 Tenn. 286 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Grant v. Moseley | 29 Ala. 302 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Davis' Adm'rs v. Mead | 54 Va. 118 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Johnson v. Brook | 31 Miss. 17 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. | 28 Ala. 141 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Tinsley v. Jones | 54 Va. 289 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Carroll v. Hancock | 48 N.C. 471 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Marsh v. Mississippi | 30 Miss. 627 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Oden v. Windley | 55 N.C. 440 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Ritchie v. Dorland | 6 Cal. 33 | 1856 | 1 | California | |
| Barrow v. McDonald | 12 La. Ann. 110 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Carrington v. Goddin | 54 Va. 587 | 1857 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Rockhill v. Spraggs | 9 Ind. 30 | 1857 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Loubière v. LeBlanc | 12 La. Ann. 210 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Horner v. Speed | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 616 | 1857 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Pugh v. Pugh | 9 Ind. 132 | 1857 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Smith v. Croom | 7 Fla. 81 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL | |
| Camp v. Waring | 25 Conn. 520 | 1857 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Denson v. Thompson | 19 Ark. 66 | 1857 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Polk v. Buchanan | 37 Tenn. 721 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee |