| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larey v. Beazley | 30 S.C. Eq. 119 | 1856 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Hamilton v. Moore | 32 Miss. 625 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Cason v. Cason | 31 Miss. 578 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Franklin v. State | 29 Ala. 14 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Peralta v. Castro | 6 Cal. 354 | 1856 | 1 | California | |
| Bell & Co. v. Thomas | 2 Iowa 384 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Rankin v. Harper | 23 Mo. 579 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan | 29 Ala. 266 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bevan v. Byrd | 48 N.C. 397 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Martel v. Martel | 17 Tex. 391 | 1856 | 1 | Texas | |
| Mills v. Ashe | 16 Tex. 295 | 1856 | 1 | Recovery for wages | Texas |
| Houston v. Crutcher | 31 Miss. 51 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Burgess v. Lovengood | 55 N.C. 457 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Botters v. Edrington | 30 Miss. 580 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Penley v. Waterhouse | 3 Iowa 418 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Richards v. Patterson | 30 Miss. 583 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Warren v. Davis | 42 Me. 343 | 1856 | 1 | Maine | |
| Wallace v. Nelson | 28 Ala. 282 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Cutter v. Fanning | 2 Iowa 580 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Russell v. Little | 28 Ala. 160 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama |