| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Coal & Iron Co. v. Tilghman | 13 Md. 74 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Cross v. De Valle | 6 F. Cas. 887 | 1859 | 1 | United States | |
| Barbee v. Holder | 24 Tex. 225 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Melins v. Horne | 29 Ga. 536 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Robbins v. Wolcott | 28 Conn. 396 | 1859 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Brooke v. Quynn | 13 Md. 379 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Giles v. Fauntleroy | 13 Md. 126 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Gage v. Epperson | 39 Tenn. 669 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Holmes v. Rogers | 13 Cal. 191 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| Hubbard v. Hubbard | 14 Md. 356 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Maennel v. Murdock | 13 Md. 163 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Capehart v. Mhoon | 58 N.C. 178 | 1859 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Tucker v. State | 39 Tenn. 555 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Clapp v. Clapp | 6 R.I. 129 | 1859 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Wood v. Moore | 1 Shan. Cas. 116 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Stocksdale v. Conaway | 14 Md. 99 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Jones v. Swanson | 40 Tenn. 161 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Mullen | 14 La. Ann. 570 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Rhea v. Allison | 40 Tenn. 176 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Gladson v. Whitney | 9 Iowa 267 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa |