| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders v. Wilder | 39 Tenn. 577 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Moody v. Moody | 29 Ga. 519 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| State v. Adams | 40 Tenn. 259 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Johnson v. Johnson | 59 Ky. 331 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Ross v. Hawkins | 29 Ga. 261 | 1859 | 0 | Georgia | |
| Martin v. McConnell | 29 Ga. 204 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Clegg v. Lemessurier | 56 Va. 108 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Shue v. Turk | 56 Va. 256 | 1859 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Bledsoe v. Bledsoe | 29 Ga. 385 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Huckabee's Adm'r v. Andrews | 34 Ala. 646 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Athey v. Olive | 34 Ala. 711 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. Taylor | 14 La. Ann. 663 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Fuselier v. Babineau | 14 La. Ann. 764 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Woods v. Sturdevant | 38 Miss. 68 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Hotchkiss v. Thomas | 51 N.C. 537 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Parker v. Parker | 57 N.C. 439 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sellers v. Sellers | 35 Ala. 235 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Vaughn v. Lovejoy | 34 Ala. 437 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Smith v. Williams | 38 Miss. 48 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Cason v. Hubbard | 38 Miss. 35 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi |