Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Coles v. Raymond 5 Blackf. 435 1840 1 Indiana
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
McKinder v. Littlejohn 23 N.C. 66 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Williams v. Maitland 36 N.C. 92 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Thigpen v. Horne 36 N.C. 20 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Shrew v. Jones 22 F. Cas. 40 1840 1 United States
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Beard v. White 1 Ala. 436 1840 1 Alabama
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland