| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews v. Andrews | 28 Ala. 432 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Townshend v. Matthews | 10 Md. 251 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| State v. Guilford | 49 N.C. 83 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Chapman v. Campbell | 54 Va. 105 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Hatton v. Landman | 28 Ala. 127 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Christian v. Yancey | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 240 | 1856 | 0 | Special Ct of Appeals VA | |
| Martin v. State | 28 Ala. 71 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Machem v. Machem | 28 Ala. 374 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Anderson v. Poindexter | 6 Ohio St. 622 | 1856 | 0 | Civil | Ohio |
| Taylor v. Yarbrough | 54 Va. 183 | 1856 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Arnold v. McNeill | 17 Ark. 179 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Hannah v. Carrington | 18 Ark. 85 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Gully v. Hull | 31 Miss. 20 | 1856 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| McKinley v. Scott | 49 N.C. 197 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barwick v. Wood | 48 N.C. 306 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gold v. Vaughan | 36 Tenn. 247 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Livingston v. Arrington | 28 Ala. 424 | 1856 | 0 | Alabama | |
| West v. Sloan | 56 N.C. 102 | 1856 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cornish v. Keesee | 17 Ark. 391 | 1856 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Reynolds v. Lansford | 16 Tex. 286 | 1856 | 0 | Texas |