| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladson v. Whitney | 9 Iowa 267 | 1859 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Riggins v. McClellan | 28 Mo. 23 | 1859 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Wooley v. Robinson | 52 N.C. 30 | 1859 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| White v. White | 40 Tenn. 404 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sandeford v. Hess | 39 Tenn. 680 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Weisinger v. Murphy | 39 Tenn. 674 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Miller v. Barroll | 14 Md. 173 | 1859 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Hill v. State | 28 Ga. 604 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Duncan v. Philips | 40 Tenn. 415 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Griffith v. Dewitt | 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 186 | 1859 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Clements & Miller v. Little | 28 Ga. 491 | 1859 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Norton v. Moore | 40 Tenn. 480 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ex parte Bushnell | 9 Ohio St. 76 | 1859 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Lewis G. v. Mills | 40 Tenn. 705 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Brown v. Cannon | 40 Tenn. 354 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Perry v. High | 40 Tenn. 349 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Byram v. McGuire | 40 Tenn. 530 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Nickson v. Toney | 40 Tenn. 655 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Anonymous | 35 Ala. 226 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Brown v. Strickland | 28 Ga. 387 | 1859 | 0 | Georgia |