Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mathis v. Mathis 18 N.J.L. 59 1840 1 New Jersey
Magruder v. Peter 11 G. & J. 217 1840 1 Maryland
Hosack's Executors v. Rogers 25 Wend. 313 1840 1 New York
New-Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. v. Dudley 8 Paige Ch. 452 1840 1 New York
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
State ex rel. Buckley v. Hampton 23 N.C. 318 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Peck v. Bullard 21 Tenn. 41 1840 1 Tennessee
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Dunbar's Ex'ors v. Woodcock's Ex'or 37 Va. 628 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Coles v. Raymond 5 Blackf. 435 1840 1 Indiana
United States v. The Catharine 25 F. Cas. 332 1840 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, D. New York
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Thigpen v. Horne 36 N.C. 20 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Simmons' Lessee v. Hendrickson 3 Del. 103 1840 1 Delaware
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
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