Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jackson v. Updegraffe 40 Va. 107 1842 1 Virginia
Blackledge v. Clark 24 N.C. 394 1842 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Fenno v. Sayre 3 Ala. 458 1842 1 Alabama
Dix v. Van Wyck 2 Hill & Den. 522 1842 1 New York
Wells v. Compton 3 Rob. 171 1842 1 Louisiana
Steinham v. United States 22 F. Cas. 1235 1842 1 United States
Cummings v. Vorce 3 Hill & Den. 282 1842 1 New York
Green v. Deberry 24 N.C. 344 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Tildon v. Dees 1 Rob. 407 1842 1 Louisiana
McRae v. Pegues 4 Ala. 158 1842 0 Gift of enslaved persons Alabama
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States
State v. Abram 4 Ala. 272 1842 0 Trial of Enslaved Personsfor murder Alabama
Lee v. Hamilton 3 Ala. 529 1842 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Lee v. Bryan 3 Ala. 278 1842 0 Levy of enslaved persons Alabama
Woodruff v. Laflin 4 Ark. 527 1842 0 Assumpsit to liquidate damages Arkansas
Norris v. Bradford 4 Ala. 203 1842 0 Trover 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
Jemison v. Cozens 3 Ala. 636 1842 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Peck v. Glass 7 Miss. 195 1842 0 Estate dispute Mississippi