| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunter v. Leckey | 30 Ala. 591 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Thomason v. Dill | 30 Ala. 444 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Hudgins v. Kemp | 61 U.S. 45 | 1857 | 1 | United States | |
| Berry v. Diamond Ex. | 19 Ark. 262 | 1857 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Layson v. Rogers | 24 Mo. 192 | 1857 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Welch's Appeal | 28 Pa. 363 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Taylor v. Kelly | 31 Ala. 59 | 1857 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Johnson v. Nelms | 21 Ga. 192 | 1857 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Bartee v. Tompkins | 36 Tenn. 623 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Couch v. Jones | 49 N.C. 402 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Atwell v. Miller | 11 Md. 348 | 1857 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Selover v. American Russian Commercial Co. | 7 Cal. 266 | 1857 | 1 | California | |
| Harrell v. Hill | 19 Ark. 102 | 1857 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| McCandlish v. Keen | 54 Va. 615 | 1857 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Mattingly v. Boyd | 61 U.S. 128 | 1857 | 1 | United States | |
| Riddle v. Kreinbiehl | 12 La. Ann. 297 | 1857 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Gale v. Grannis | 9 Ind. 140 | 1857 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Bittinger v. Baker | 29 Pa. 66 | 1857 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Moreland v. Atchison | 19 Tex. 303 | 1857 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hallowell v. Page | 24 Mo. 590 | 1857 | 1 | Missouri |