Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Buckley v. Hampton 23 N.C. 318 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Fairfax's Adm'r v. Lewis 38 Va. 233 1840 1 Virginia
Patterson v. Denton 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 592 1840 1 Mississippi
Hosack's Executors v. Rogers 25 Wend. 313 1840 1 New York
Gilbreath v. Alban 10 Ohio 64 1840 1 Ohio
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
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
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia