Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Partnership dispute Connecticut
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States
Burchard v. Wright 38 Va. 463 1840 1 Virginia
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Marshall 21 Tenn. 116 1840 0 Tennessee
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Wilson v. Royston 2 Ark. 315 1840 0 Replevin for enslaved persons Arkansas
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama