Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Nabors v. Thomason 1 Ala. 590 1840 1 Alabama
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
McAlister v. Gilmore 36 N.C. 22 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
White v. Pettijohn 23 N.C. 52 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wilcox v. Wilcox 36 N.C. 36 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 37 N.C. 113 1840 0 Trusts North Carolina