| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London v. Turner | 38 Va. 403 | 1840 | 0 | Action of debt | SC of Appeals VA |
| Chase v. Maberry | 3 Del. 266 | 1840 | 0 | Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run | Delaware |
| Young v. Robinson | 11 G. & J. 328 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Moody v. Walker | 3 Ark. 147 | 1840 | 0 | Will & trust | Arkansas |
| Goodman v. Floyd | 21 Tenn. 59 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Griffin | 3 Del. 560 | 1840 | 0 | Transportation of an enslaved person out of state | Delaware |
| Baldwin v. Marshall | 21 Tenn. 116 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Anderson v. Thompson | 38 Va. 439 | 1840 | 0 | Settlement of accounts | SC of Appeals VA |
| State v. Jarrott | 23 N.C. 76 | 1840 | 0 | Homicide | North Carolina |
| Green v. Robinson | 6 Miss. 80 | 1840 | 0 | Contracting dispute | Mississippi |
| Sewall v. Glidden | 1 Ala. 52 | 1840 | 0 | Detinue | Alabama |
| Dawson v. Dawson's Ex'or | 37 Va. 602 | 1840 | 0 | Wills & Estate | SC of Appeals VA |
| Warnick v. Michael | 11 G. & J. 153 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jobe v. O'Brien | 21 Tenn. 34 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Watkins v. Carlton | 37 Va. 560 | 1840 | 0 | Suit in chancery | SC of Appeals VA |
| Bell v. Greenfield | 5 D.C. 669 | 1840 | 0 | Freedom Suit/ Will | United States |
| Graham v. Alexander | 5 D.C. 663 | 1840 | 0 | Freedom Petition | United States |
| M'Intosh v. Ladd | 20 Tenn. 459 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Beard v. White | 1 Ala. 436 | 1840 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Bensell v. Chancellor | 5 Whart. 371 | 1840 | 1 | Pennsylvania |