Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Action to levy enslaved persons Arkansas
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Moody v. Walker 3 Ark. 147 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Burchard v. Wright 38 Va. 463 1840 1 Virginia
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Hunt v. Watkins 20 Tenn. 498 1840 0 Tennessee
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas