Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barnes v. Bailey 2 Ala. 749 1841 1 Alabama
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Sims v. Canfield 2 Ala. 555 1841 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Bryant v. Peters 3 Ala. 160 1841 0 Motion to dismiss bill for want of equity Alabama
Cripps v. Mudd 6 F. Cas. 814 1841 0 Wills/ Parol Evidence United States
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
Smith v. Smith 16 S.C. Eq. 126 1841 1 South Carolina
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Proctor v. Ferebee 36 N.C. 143 1840 1 North Carolina
Harvey v. Skillman's Executor 22 Wend. 571 1840 1 New York
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
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Beard v. White 1 Ala. 436 1840 1 Alabama
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland