| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrell v. Burrell | 243 N.C. 24 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Phares v. Farrar | 224 Miss. 737 | 1955 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Tillman v. State | 225 Miss. 275 | 1955 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Snipes v. Commercial & Industrial Bank | 225 Miss. 345 | 1955 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Reine v. Orr | 227 La. 1012 | 1955 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Reine v. Orr | 81 So. 2d 378 | 1955 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Cleveland v. Cleveland | 263 Ala. 530 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gainer v. School Board | 135 F. Supp. 559 | 1955 | 1 | United States | |
| Werneth v. Hanly | 262 Ala. 219 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Locke v. Sparks | 263 Ala. 137 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Dowling v. Murray | 263 Ala. 113 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Kinney v. La Frange | 38 Ala. App. 234 | 1955 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Chandler v. Welborn | 282 S.W.2d 940 | 1955 | 1 | Texas | |
| Reid v. Holden | 242 N.C. 408 | 1955 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Texas Co. v. O'Meara | 228 La. 474 | 1955 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Hamilton v. Hamilton | 154 Tex. 511 | 1955 | 1 | Texas | |
| Garner v. Lockhart | 285 S.W.2d 393 | 1955 | 1 | Texas | |
| Devries v. White | 36 N.J. Super. 29 | 1955 | 1 | New Jersey | |
| Texas Co. v. O'Meara | 82 So. 2d 769 | 1955 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Felstiner v. Lyons | 36 N.J. Super. 407 | 1955 | 1 | New Jersey |