Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Field v. Arrowsmith 22 Tenn. 442 1842 0 Tennessee
McWhorter v. Lewis 4 Ala. 198 1842 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Booker's Ex'rs v. Jemison 4 Ala. 408 1842 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Williams v. Brummel 4 Ark. 129 1842 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Baum v. Stevens 24 N.C. 411 1842 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
Wilson v. Hoss 22 Tenn. 142 1842 0 Tennessee
Wier v. Davis 4 Ala. 442 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Dailey v. Dismal Swamp Canal Co. 24 N.C. 222 1842 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Gause v. Hale 37 N.C. 241 1842 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Davie v. King 37 N.C. 203 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Medley v. Pannill's Adm'r 40 Va. 63 1842 1 Virginia
Gregory v. Murrell 37 N.C. 233 1842 0 Evidence North Carolina
Devereux v. Dunn 37 N.C. 206 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Baldridge v. Allen 24 N.C. 206 1842 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Jacob v. State 22 Tenn. 493 1842 0 Tennessee
Oden v. Stubblefield 4 Ala. 40 1842 0 Detinue Alabama
Hinklin v. Hamilton 22 Tenn. 569 1842 0 Tennessee
Wadsworth v. Goss 37 N.C. 221 1842 0 Sales North Carolina