| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| McGuire v. State | 37 Miss. 369 | 1859 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Campbell v. Watkins | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 184 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Fowler v. Fisk | 12 Cal. 112 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| State v. Houser | 28 Mo. 233 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Swan v. Hodges | 40 Tenn. 251 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hertzog v. Hertzog's Administrator | 34 Pa. 418 | 1859 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Schwein v. Sims | 59 Ky. 209 | 1859 | 1 | Kentucky | |
| Griffith v. DeWitt | 1 Shan. Cas. 124 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rainey v. Rainey | 35 Ala. 282 | 1859 | 0 | Alabama |