| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker v. Parker | 57 N.C. 439 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cauley v. Lawson | 58 N.C. 132 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Willis | 52 N.C. 190 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Watson v. Davis. | 52 N.C. 178 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McGinnis v. Harris | 52 N.C. 213 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Newkirk v. Hawes | 58 N.C. 265 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Jones v. Hall | 58 N.C. 26 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Thompson v. Cragg | 24 Tex. 582 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Wilson v. Wall | 34 Ala. 288 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Black v. Drury | 24 Tex. 289 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Thomas v. Brown | 10 Ohio St. 247 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Montgomery v. Culton | 23 Tex. 156 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Johnson v. Flint | 34 Ala. 673 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jackson v. Barron | 37 N.H. 494 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Williams v. Mears | 2 Disney (Ohio) 604 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Story v. Marshall | 24 Tex. 305 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Levering & Morton v. Washington | 3 Minn. 323 | 1859 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Robertson v. Wilson | 38 N.H. 48 | 1859 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Califf v. Hillhouse | 3 Minn. 311 | 1859 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Patterson v. Crawford | 12 Ind. 241 | 1859 | 1 | Indiana |