Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama
Nabors v. Thomason 1 Ala. 590 1840 1 Alabama
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Powell's Ex'ors v. White 38 Va. 309 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Piatt v. Oliver 19 F. Cas. 550 1840 1 United States
Woodfolk v. Sweeper 21 Tenn. 88 1840 0 Tennessee