| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boon v. Boon | 29 Ga. 134 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Sellers v. Sellers | 35 Ala. 235 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Tucker v. Carlin | 14 La. Ann. 734 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Hatcher v. Clifton | 35 Ala. 275 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Cuillé v. Gassen | 14 La. Ann. 5 | 1859 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Knox v. North Carolina Rail Road | 51 N.C. 415 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Barnes v. Syester | 14 Md. 507 | 1859 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Athey v. Olive | 34 Ala. 711 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Vaughn v. Lovejoy | 34 Ala. 437 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Tabb v. Williams | 57 N.C. 352 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sawyer v. Dozier | 52 N.C. 7 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Brewer v. Church | 57 N.C. 418 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Cox v. Humphrey | 51 N.C. 405 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Alfred v. State | 37 Miss. 296 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Davis v. Christian | 56 Va. 11 | 1859 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Rose v. Hawkins | 29 Ga 261 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Pulliam v. Aler | 56 Va. 54 | 1859 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| State v. Bunger | 14 La. Ann. 461 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Heirn v. Bridault | 37 Miss. 209 | 1859 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Lucas v. Oliver | 34 Ala. 626 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama |