Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Roberts v. Green 37 N.C. 346 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Robertson v. Houlder 37 N.C. 341 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hale v. Cummings 3 Ala. 398 1842 1 Alabama
Wiswall v. Glidden 4 Ala. 357 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Mayho v. Sears 25 N.C. 224 1842 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Lacy v. Holbrook, Bowman & Co. 4 Ala. 88 1842 1 Alabama
Dezell v. Odell 3 Hill & Den. 215 1842 1 New York
State v. Abram 4 Ala. 272 1842 0 Trial of Enslaved Personsfor murder Alabama
Philbrick v. Holloway 7 Miss. 91 1842 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Lyon v. Leavitt 3 Ala. 430 1842 1 Alabama
Miller v. Moore 22 Tenn. 189 1842 1 Tennessee
Nicks' Heirs v. Rector 4 Ark. 251 1842 1 Arkansas
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund v. Walker 7 Miss. 143 1842 1 Mississippi
McAnulty v. Bingaman 7 Miss. 382 1842 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Covington v. McEntire 37 N.C. 316 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lee v. Hamilton 3 Ala. 529 1842 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Morrison v. Kennedy 37 N.C. 379 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Forbes v. Hill 1 Dallam 486 1842 0 Levy on slaves dispute Texas
Dishazer v. Maitland 39 Va. 524 1842 1 Virginia
Manadue v. Kitchen 3 Rob. 261 1842 1 Louisiana