| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doe ex dem. Saltonstall v. Riley | 28 Ala. 164 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Thompson v. State | 28 Ala. 12 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Walker v. Paine | 2 E.D. Smith 662 | 1856 | 1 | New York | |
| Pemberton v. Pemberton | 22 Mo. 338 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson | 29 Ala. 112 | 1856 | 0 | Will & trust | Alabama |
| State ex rel. Public Treasurer v. Petway | 55 N.C. 396 | 1856 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Bean v. Bean | 33 N.H. 279 | 1856 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Forsyth v. Day | 41 Me. 382 | 1856 | 1 | Maine | |
| Wyngert v. Norton | 4 Mich. 286 | 1856 | 1 | Michigan | |
| Shelton v. Marshall | 16 Tex. 344 | 1856 | 1 | Note of sale dispute | Texas |
| Stalls v. State | 28 Ala. 25 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bates v. Ruddick | 2 Iowa 423 | 1856 | 1 | Iowa | |
| State v. Sprague | 4 R.I. 257 | 1856 | 1 | Rhode Island | |
| Hunter v. General Mutual Insurance | 11 La. Ann. 139 | 1856 | 0 | Warranty, death of enslaved person, insurance policy | Louisiana |
| Russell v. Little | 28 Ala. 160 | 1856 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Jiggitts v. Bennett | 31 Miss. 610 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Gee v. Gee | 32 Miss. 190 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Phipps v. Tarpley | 31 Miss. 433 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Farrell v. Bean | 10 Md. 217 | 1856 | 0 | Maryland | |
| McNeilly v. Patchin | 23 Mo. 40 | 1856 | 1 | Missouri |