| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer v. Barnes | 56 N.C. 109 | 1856 | 0 | Suit in equity | North Carolina |
| Marlow v. King | 17 Tex. 177 | 1856 | 0 | Property dispute | Texas |
| Richards v. Patterson | 30 Miss. 583 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Murrell v. Weathers | 48 N.C. 525 | 1856 | 0 | Action of covenant | North Carolina |
| Patton v. Porter | 48 N.C. 539 | 1856 | 0 | Sales | North Carolina |
| Sparkes v. Kearney | 55 N.C. 481 | 1856 | 0 | Trusts | North Carolina |
| McKnight v. Wilson | 55 N.C. 491 | 1856 | 0 | Trusts | North Carolina |
| Sadler v. Anderson | 17 Tex. 245 | 1856 | 0 | Levy on slaves | Texas |
| Cole v. Cole | 17 Tex. 4 | 1856 | 0 | Suit for recovery of a slave | Texas |
| Case v. Jennings | 17 Tex. 661 | 1856 | 0 | Will & trust | Texas |
| Patton v. Patton | 55 N.C. 494 | 1856 | 0 | Wills & Estates | North Carolina |
| Jones v. Gordon | 55 N.C. 352 | 1856 | 0 | Wills & Estates | North Carolina |
| Woods v. Woods | 55 N.C. 420 | 1856 | 0 | Wills & Estates | North Carolina |
| Jessup v. Johnston | 48 N.C. 335 | 1856 | 0 | Action of trover | North Carolina |
| Ballard v. Davis | 31 Miss. 525 | 1856 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Barwick v. Wood | 48 N.C. 306 | 1856 | 0 | Action of trover | North Carolina |
| Kea v. Council | 55 N.C. 345 | 1856 | 0 | Mortgages | North Carolina |
| Davis v. Cotten | 55 N.C. 430 | 1856 | 0 | Trusts | North Carolina |
| Bayne v. Garrett | 17 Tex. 330 | 1856 | 0 | Will & trust | Texas |
| Bell v. Walker | 48 N.C. 320 | 1856 | 0 | Action of covenant | North Carolina |