| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall v. Clark | 19 Tex. 321 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Drake v. Glover | 30 Ala. 382 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Reinhart v. Miller | 22 Ga. 402 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Hall v. Davis | 56 N.C. 413 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stanton v. Green | 34 Miss. 576 | 1857 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Williams v. Cotten | 56 N.C. 395 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Mills v. Glover | 22 Ga. 319 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Cole v. Varner | 31 Ala. 244 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Thompson v. Lee | 31 Ala. 292 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Crawford v. Cato | 22 Ga. 594 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Bunn v. Bunn | 22 Ga. 472 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| McLean v. Hardin | 56 N.C. 294 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Daniel v. Guy | 19 Ark. 121 | 1857 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| The Merchant | 17 F. Cas. 36 | 1857 | 0 | Civil | Circuit Court, S.D. New York |
| Lovett v. State | 19 Tex. 174 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Meek v. Holton | 22 Ga. 491 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Knight v. Knight | 56 N.C. 167 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Epperson v. Mills | 19 Tex. 65 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Brown v. Lane | 19 Tex. 203 | 1857 | 0 | Texas | |
| Meyer v. Fogg | 7 Fla. 292 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of FL |