Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrison v. Faulk 16 La. 358 1840 0 Property, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Right of property dispute Mississippi
Petrovic v. Hyde 16 La. 223 1840 0 Injunction, sales, mortgages, promissory notes, partnerships, property, seizure, debts, damages, contracts Louisiana
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Smith v. Bradford 14 La. 281 1840 0 Sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, seizure, sales, privileges, debts, damages Louisiana
Plummer v. Baskerville 36 N.C. 252 1840 0 Deeds North Carolina
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Bill of sale for slaves dispute Mississippi
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 Estates North Carolina
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
Bray's Executrix v. Bray 16 La. 352 1840 0 Successions, wills, property, sales, partition, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Barrett v. Walker 14 La. 303 1840 0 Promissory notes, property, mortgages, conflict of laws, contracts, sales Louisiana
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Lewis v. Owen 36 N.C. 290 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Proctor v. Ferebee 36 N.C. 143 1840 1 North Carolina
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA