Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Gilbreath v. Alban 10 Ohio 64 1840 1 Ohio
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Shrew v. Jones 22 F. Cas. 40 1840 1 United States
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Fairfax's Adm'r v. Lewis 38 Va. 233 1840 1 Virginia
Doe ex dem Duval's heirs v. McLoskey 1 Ala. 708 1840 1 Alabama
Williams v. Maitland 36 N.C. 92 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McKinder v. Littlejohn 23 N.C. 66 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Patterson v. Denton 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 592 1840 1 Mississippi
Morton v. Perry 42 Mass. 446 1840 1 Massachusetts
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