| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice v. Breheny | 7 Del. 74 | 1859 | 1 | Delaware | |
| Shoop v. Powles | 13 Md. 304 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Anonymous | 35 Ala. 226 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Spengler v. Davy | 56 Va. 381 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Durham v. Taylor | 29 Ga. 166 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Howell v. Bell | 29 Mo. 135 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Schwein v. Sims | 59 Ky. 209 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Mallory v. Lord | 29 Barb. 454 | 1859 | 1 | New York | |
| Grant v. Steamboat Maria Denning | 28 Mo. 280 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Riggins v. McClellan | 28 Mo. 23 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ives v. Finch | 28 Conn. 112 | 1859 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| De France v. De France | 34 Pa. 385 | 1859 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Gladson v. Whitney | 9 Iowa 267 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Wilson v. People | 4 Park. Crim. Rep. 619 | 1859 | 1 | New York | |
| Berry v. Cooper & Boykin | 28 Ga. 543 | 1859 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Bailey v. Harris | 8 Iowa 331 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Watkins v. Wassell | 20 Ark. 410 | 1859 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| State v. Gager | 28 Conn. 232 | 1859 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Albin v. Lord | 39 N.H. 196 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Lashley v. Wilkinson | 39 Tenn. 482 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee |