Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
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