| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magruder v. Peter | 11 G. & J. 217 | 1840 | 1 | Maryland | |
| 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 |
| Jones v. United States | 5 D.C. 647 | 1840 | 0 | Fraudulent Sale | United States |
| Kirksey v. Bates | 1 Ala. 303 | 1840 | 0 | Action of replevison by a bond | Alabama |
| Fuqua v. Hunt | 1 Ala. 197 | 1840 | 0 | Detinue | Alabama |
| Wilson v. Waples | 3 Del. 270 | 1840 | 0 | A father, who was a free man, could not own his son | Delaware |
| 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 |