Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Watkins v. Gayle 4 Ala. 153 1842 1 Alabama
Lane v. Levillian 4 Ark. 76 1842 1 Arkansas
Malone's Adm'r v. Hobbs 40 Va. 347 1842 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Greer 22 Tenn. 118 1842 0 Tennessee
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States
Cook v. Dyer 3 Ala. 643 1842 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Stewart v. Fowler 3 Ala. 629 1842 0 Trespass for taking a enslaved person Alabama
Pitts v. Curtis 4 Ala. 350 1842 0 Ownership Dispute Based on Gift Alabama
Hill v. Rushing 4 Ala. 212 1842 0 Recovery for property Alabama
Woodruff v. Laflin 4 Ark. 527 1842 0 Assumpsit to liquidate damages Arkansas
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Pickard v. Peters 3 Ala. 493 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Helm v. Steele 22 Tenn. 472 1842 0 Tennessee
Amis v. Smith 41 U.S. 303 1842 1 United States
Gibson v. Andrews 4 Ala. 66 1842 0 Duty of Care of Enslaved Person Alabama
Foster v. Goree 4 Ala. 440 1842 1 Alabama
Mead v. Figh 4 Ala. 279 1842 0 Delivery bond dispute Alabama
Galpin v. Jessup 3 Rob. 90 1842 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, warranty Louisiana
Cowling v. Douglass 4 Ala. 206 1842 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama