Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lightfoot v. Doe, on the Demise of the Heirs of Lewis 1 Ala. 475 1840 1 Alabama
York Bank v. Appleton 17 Me. 55 1840 1 Maine
Nugent v. Riley 42 Mass. 117 1840 1 Massachusetts
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Ash v. Williams 2 F. Cas. 7 1840 1 United States
Tunstall v. Pollard's Adm'r 38 Va. 1 1840 1 Virginia
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Hacker v. Perkins 5 Whart. 95 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Nabors v. Thomason 1 Ala. 590 1840 1 Alabama
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina