Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Thigpen v. Horne 36 N.C. 20 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Maitland 36 N.C. 92 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McKinder v. Littlejohn 23 N.C. 66 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Action to levy enslaved persons Arkansas
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Right of property dispute Mississippi
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Dawson v. Dawson's Ex'or 37 Va. 602 1840 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee