Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
President, Directors & Co. of the Bank of Cape Fear v. Williamson 24 N.C. 147 1841 1 North Carolina
Cripps v. Mudd 6 F. Cas. 814 1841 0 Wills/ Parol Evidence United States
Bryant v. Peters 3 Ala. 160 1841 0 Motion to dismiss bill for want of equity Alabama
Barnes v. Bailey 2 Ala. 749 1841 1 Alabama
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Fryer v. Dennis 2 Ala. 144 1841 0 Levy against enslaved person Alabama
Sims v. Canfield 2 Ala. 555 1841 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Trustees of the Poor v. Hall 3 Del. 322 1841 0 Failure to provide funding for an enslaved indivudual and if defendant was liable Delaware
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Burchard v. Wright 38 Va. 463 1840 1 Virginia
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Wilson v. Royston 2 Ark. 315 1840 0 Replevin for enslaved persons Arkansas
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States