| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess v. Lovengood | 55 N.C. 457 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Richards v. Patterson | 30 Miss. 583 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Bell & Co. v. Thomas | 2 Iowa 384 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Penley v. Waterhouse | 3 Iowa 418 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| Brown v. Fifield | 4 Mich. 322 | 1856 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Franklin v. State | 29 Ala. 14 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bevan v. Byrd | 48 N.C. 397 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Cason v. Cason | 31 Miss. 578 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Ramsay v. Woodard | 48 N.C. 508 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Rankin v. Harper | 23 Mo. 579 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Fiser v. Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad | 32 Miss. 359 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Watt v. Johnson | 49 N.C. 190 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Ballard v. Davis | 31 Miss. 525 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Hamilton v. Moore | 32 Miss. 625 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stewart v. Richardson | 32 Miss. 313 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Miller v. Leflore | 32 Miss. 634 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Houston v. Crutcher | 31 Miss. 51 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Larey v. Beazley | 30 S.C. Eq. 119 | 1856 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Ruff v. Smith | 31 Miss. 59 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Martel v. Martel | 17 Tex. 391 | 1856 | 1 | Texas |