| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faulk v. Faulk | 23 Tex. 653 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Parker's Heirs v. Parker's Adm'r | 33 Ala. 459 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Norwood v. Cobb | 24 Tex. 551 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Walton v. Hamilton | 24 Tex. 216 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Little v. McLendon | 58 N.C. 216 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Anderson v. Anderson | 23 Tex. 639 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Kearney v. Harrell | 58 N.C. 199 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Walker v. McCoy | 34 Ala. 659 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Debrell v. Ponton | 22 Tex. 686 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Shue v. Turk | 56 Va. 256 | 1859 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Hill v. Huston's Ex'or | 56 Va. 350 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Meadows v. Moore | 58 N.C. 54 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Troy v. Smith & Shields | 33 Ala. 469 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Haynes v. Stovall | 23 Tex. 625 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Ratcliff v. Hicks | 23 Tex. 173 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Compton v. Perry | 23 Tex. 414 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Hussey v. Weathersby | 51 N.C. 387 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Goodhue v. Clark | 37 N.H. 525 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Emery v. Whitwell | 6 Mich. 474 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Gardiner v. Thibodeau | 14 La. Ann. 732 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana |