Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
Hardie v. Cotton 36 N.C. 61 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
Sewall v. Glidden 1 Ala. 52 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Wilcox v. Wilcox 36 N.C. 36 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Rentfrow v. Shaw 5 Miss. 651 1840 0 Exchange of property dispute Mississippi
Nugent v. Riley 42 Mass. 117 1840 1 Massachusetts
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Campbell v. Street 23 N.C. 109 1840 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Roberts v. Scales 23 N.C. 88 1840 1 North Carolina
Foote v. Burnet 10 Ohio 317 1840 1 Ohio
Douthitt's Administrator v. Douthitt 1 Ala. 594 1840 0 Property dispute Alabama
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama