| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick & Fenno v. Hutt | 15 Ark. 331 | 1854 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Bailey v. Pearson | 29 N.H. 77 | 1854 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Dill v. Shahan | 25 Ala. 694 | 1854 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Willis v. Jones | 11 Tex. 594 | 1854 | 1 | Texas | |
| Hess v. Newcomer | 7 Md. 325 | 1854 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Douglas v. Blackford | 7 Md. 8 | 1854 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Tapscott v. Cobbs | 52 Va. 172 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Michaux's Adm'r v. Brown | 51 Va. 612 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ex parte Reid | 34 Tenn. 375 | 1854 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Turner v. Cole | 24 Ala. 364 | 1854 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dunbar v. Chevalier | 28 Miss. 161 | 1854 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Elam v. State | 25 Ala. 53 | 1854 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Noyes' Ex'x v. Humphreys | 52 Va. 636 | 1854 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Haldeman v. Jennings & Co. | 14 Ark. 329 | 1854 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| Collier v. Frierson | 24 Ala. 100 | 1854 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Stone v. Wood | 16 Ill. 177 | 1854 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Mills v. Matthews | 7 Md. 315 | 1854 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Turton v. Turton | 6 Md. 375 | 1854 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Keating v. Spink | 3 Ohio St. 105 | 1854 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Hunt v. Hunt | 4 Greene 216 | 1854 | 1 | Iowa |