| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postlewait v. Howes | 3 Iowa 365 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Slaughter v. Commonwealth | 54 Va. 767 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Bevans v. McGlocklin | 9 Md. 476 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Brooke v. Shacklett | 54 Va. 301 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Vaugine v. Taylor | 18 Ark. 65 | 1856 | 1 | Arkansas | |
| McManus v. Carmichael | 3 Iowa 1 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Kauffman v. Walker | 9 Md. 229 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Giles v. Ebsworth | 10 Md. 333 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Miller v. Chittenden | 2 Iowa 315 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Dorsey v. Dorsey | 9 Md. 31 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Williams v. State | 32 Miss. 389 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Elcan's Adm'r v. Lancasterian School | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 53 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Marsh v. Mississippi | 30 Miss. 627 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hyatt v. Pugsley | 23 Barb. 285 | 1856 | 1 | New York | |
| Massie v. Greenhow's Adm'r | 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 255 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Ritchie v. Dorland | 6 Cal. 33 | 1856 | 1 | California | |
| Cribbins v. Markwood | 54 Va. 495 | 1856 | 1 | Virginia | |
| State v. Fox | 25 N.J.L. 566 | 1856 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Gough v. Pratt | 9 Md. 526 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Owings v. Jones | 9 Md. 108 | 1856 | 1 | Maryland |