Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lee v. Pindle 11 G. & J. 362 1840 0 Maryland
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Garrott v. Johnson 11 G. & J. 173 1840 0 Maryland
Humphres v. Terrell 1 Ala. 650 1840 0 Bill to redeem enslaved persons Alabama
Hunt v. Watkins 20 Tenn. 498 1840 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Campbells v. Patterson 38 Va. 113 1840 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Warnick v. Michael 11 G. & J. 153 1840 0 Maryland
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Young v. Robinson 11 G. & J. 328 1840 0 Maryland
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Wilson v. Royston 2 Ark. 315 1840 0 Replevin for enslaved persons Arkansas
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina