Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Simmons' Lessee v. Hendrickson 3 Del. 103 1840 1 Delaware
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama
Nabors v. Thomason 1 Ala. 590 1840 1 Alabama
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee