Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Moody v. Walker 3 Ark. 147 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
Lightfoot v. Doe, on the Demise of the Heirs of Lewis 1 Ala. 475 1840 1 Alabama
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Wilson v. Royston 2 Ark. 315 1840 0 Replevin for enslaved persons Arkansas
Baldwin v. Marshall 21 Tenn. 116 1840 0 Tennessee
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
Nugent v. Riley 42 Mass. 117 1840 1 Massachusetts
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Action to levy enslaved persons Arkansas
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
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