Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. McKisick 22 Tenn. 631 1842 0 Tennessee
Zollicoffer v. Briggs 3 Rob. 236 1842 1 Louisiana
Foster v. Alston 7 Miss. 406 1842 0 Conversion of slave dispute Mississippi
Devereux v. Dunn 37 N.C. 206 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McCollum v. Palmer 1 Rob. 512 1842 1 Louisiana
Hopkins v. Land 4 Ala. 427 1842 0 Property dispute Alabama
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Martin v. Martin 39 Va. 495 1842 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brooke v. Berry 2 Gill 83 1842 0 Maryland
Rightor v. Slidell 3 Rob. 375 1842 1 Louisiana
Lawson v. Main 4 Ark. 184 1842 0 Levy dispute Arkansas
Winnard v. Robbins 22 Tenn. 614 1842 0 Tennessee
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Houlder 37 N.C. 341 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Williams v. Brummel 4 Ark. 129 1842 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Overseers of Poor of Perth Amboy v. Overseers of Poor of Piscataway 19 N.J.L. 173 1842 Recovery for support of pauper New Jersey
Jordan v. Garnett 3 Ala. 610 1842 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Hale v. Cummings 3 Ala. 398 1842 1 Alabama
Governor for Cockrell v. Williams 39 Va. 508 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong v. Huntons 40 Va. 324 1842 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA