| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root v. McFerrin | 37 Miss. 17 | 1859 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Wheeler v. Friend | 22 Tex. 683 | 1859 | 1 | Texas | |
| Day v. Webb | 28 Conn. 140 | 1859 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Krebs v. Krebs' Executor | 35 Ala. 293 | 1859 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Stafford v. Lick | 13 Cal. 240 | 1859 | 1 | California | |
| Gates v. Shutts | 7 Mich. 127 | 1859 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Brown v. Cannon | 40 Tenn. 354 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Isaac v. Farnsworth | 40 Tenn. 275 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Scruggs v. Davis | 40 Tenn. 664 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Moye v. Kittrell | 29 Ga. 677 | 1859 | 0 | Action of trover | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Ward v. Allen | 28 Ga. 74 | 1859 | 0 | Modification of will | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Brewton v. Smith | 28 Ga. 442 | 1859 | 0 | Action of trover | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Wood & Whitaker v. Tompkins | 28 Ga. 159 | 1859 | 0 | Action of trover | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Barbet v. Roth | 14 La. Ann. 381 | 1859 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Perkins v. Brown | 29 Ga. 412 | 1859 | 0 | Will and Trust | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Dukes v. Nelson | 27 Ga. 457 | 1859 | 0 | Breach of warranty | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Howard v. Snelling | 28 Ga. 469 | 1859 | 0 | Action of trover | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Cantrell v. Adderholt | 28 Ga. 239 | 1859 | 0 | Trespass | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Russell v. Kearney | 27 Ga. 96 | 1859 | 0 | Will and Testament | Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Hunt v. Printup | 28 Ga. 297 | 1859 | 0 | Trespass | Supreme Court of Georgia |