| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spengler v. Davy | 56 Va. 381 | 1859 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Watkins v. Wassell | 20 Ark. 410 | 1859 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Pope & Slocum v. Jacobus | 10 Iowa 262 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Burt v. Thompson | 40 Tenn. 534 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pearson v. McMillan | 37 Miss. 588 | 1859 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Patterson v. Crawford | 12 Ind. 241 | 1859 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Stephens v. People | 19 N.Y. 549 | 1859 | 1 | New York | |
| Stubbs v. Houston | 33 Ala. 555 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| State v. Mullen | 14 La. Ann. 570 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Riggins v. McClellan | 28 Mo. 23 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Pierce v. Wilson | 34 Ala. 596 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Gladson v. Whitney | 9 Iowa 267 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Noland v. Bemiss | 14 La. Ann. 49 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Wheeler v. Goffe | 24 Tex. 660 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Yeatman, Woods & Co. v. Erwin | 14 La. Ann. 149 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Milton v. Haden | 35 Ala. 230 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Hayward v. French | 78 Mass. 453 | 1859 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Magee v. White | 23 Tex. 180 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Maxey v. O'Connor | 23 Tex. 234 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Lazell v. Powell | 1 Shan. Cas. 132 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee |