| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portevant v. Neylaus | 38 Miss. 104 | 1859 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Gray v. Gibson | 6 Mich. 300 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Ratliff v. Davis | 38 Miss. 107 | 1859 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Shoop v. Powles | 13 Md. 304 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Fisher v. Pollard | 39 Tenn. 314 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pelamourges v. Clark | 9 Iowa 1 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Campbell v. Watkins | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 184 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Durham v. Taylor | 29 Ga. 166 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Goodwin v. Hammond | 13 Cal. 168 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| Fowler v. Fisk | 12 Cal. 112 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| Lazell v. Powell | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 195 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pope & Slocum v. Jacobus | 10 Iowa 262 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Jeffers v. Lampson | 10 Ohio St. 101 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Califf v. Hillhouse | 3 Minn. 311 | 1859 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Schwein v. Sims | 59 Ky. 209 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Davis v. Robertson | 14 La. Ann. 281 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Carey v. Dennis | 13 Md. 1 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Berry v. Cooper & Boykin | 28 Ga. 543 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Levering & Morton v. Washington | 3 Minn. 323 | 1859 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| People v. Tyler | 7 Mich. 161 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan |