| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massey v. Calhoun | 26 Ga. 127 | 1858 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| State v. Henderson | 13 La. Ann. 489 | 1858 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Creech v. Jones | 37 Tenn. 631 | 1858 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rambo v. Wyatt's Adm'r | 32 Ala. 363 | 1858 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Commonwealth v. Jenkins | 76 Mass. 485 | 1858 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Hill v. McDonald | 38 Tenn. 383 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jones v. Allen | 38 Tenn. 626 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Howze v. Mallett | 57 N.C. 194 | 1858 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Hunt v. Butterworth | 21 Tex. 133 | 1858 | 0 | Texas | |
| Cruse v. McKee | 39 Tenn. 1 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Lane v. Ludlow | 14 F. Cas. 1081 | 1858 | 1 | United States | |
| Bagly v. Birmingham | 23 Tex. 452 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| White v. Hampton | 9 Iowa 181 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Clark v. Clark | 39 Tenn. 336 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Herschfeldt v. George | 6 Mich. 456 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Landrum v. Russell | 29 Ga. 405 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Andrews v. Beck | 23 Tex. 455 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Walker v. Skeene | 40 Tenn. 1 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| The Orion | 18 F. Cas. 817 | 1859 | 0 | Civil | District Court, S.D. New York |
| Fenner v. Manchester | 6 R.I. 140 | 1859 | 1 | Rhode Island |